Public health officials respond to natural disasters in a timely manner to aid the population effected. An overview of the key components of disaster preparedness planning shows how each role is essential. The United States has had a shuffle of power and changes in their disaster preparedness ...
OBJECTIVE: This article outlines a number of important areas in which public health can contribute to making overall disaster management more effective. This article discusses health effects of some of the more important sudden impact natural disasters and potential future threats (e.g., intentional ...
Like traditional programs in public health, ranging from maternal and reproductive health to injury control and prevention, the public health response to disasters also fulfills the same basic tenets of assessment, policy development, and assurance. This chapter introduces the reader to how public heal...
BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- No outbreaks of infectious diseases or public-health emergencies have been reported in China's flood-hit regions, as medical services for the public remain uninterrupted by the disasters, health authorities said on Friday. ...
Disasters and Public Health is a crucial tool in planning for and responding to the health impact of any crisis situation. Bruce Clements served over 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard as a Public Health Officer and a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare Defense Inst...
Public health implications of social media use during natural disasters, environmental disasters, and other environmental concerns J, League C, Sellnow TL, Sellnow DD (2015) Terse messaging and public health in the midst of natural disasters: the case of the Boulder floods. H... KC Finch,KR...
Disasters and Public Health: Planning and Response, Second Edition, examines the critical intersection between emergency management and public health. It provides a succinct overview of the actions that may be taken before, during, and after a major public health emergency or disaster to reduce morbi...
In addition, the temporal patterns for the medical care required must be established so that the needs in future disasters can be anticipated. This article discusses: 1) the nature of disasters due to sudden-onset, natural events; 2) the medical and health needs associated with such events ...
The same month of earthquake, number of fully immunized children drops significantly, likely due to the interruption of regular health services provided in the aftermath of earthquake. This is the first comparisons of pre and post-earthquake health indicators of two region most and least affected ...