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Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters.
This volume distills what is known about environmental health during an emergency or disaster. It draws on results from the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, and on experience with sustainable development between the two Earth Summits, in Rio de Janeiro and Johannesburg. It is int...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Geneva :
World Health Organization,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. About this book; 1.1 Objectives; 1.2 Target audiences; 1.3 Organization of the chapters; 1.4 Scope; 1.5 Approach; 1.6 Glossary of terms; 2. The nature of emergencies and disasters; 3. Predisaster activities; 4. Emergency response; 5. Recovery and sustainable development; 6. Shelter and emergency settlements; 7. Water supply; 8. Sanitation; 9. Food safety; 10. Vector and pest control; 11. Control of communicable diseases and prevention of epidemics; 12. Chemical incidents; 13. Radiation emergencies.
- 14. Mortuary service and handling of the dead15. Health promotion and community participation; 16. Human resources; References; Websites; Annex 1 WHO model of country-level emergency planning; Annex 2 Equipment and supplies for environmental health activities in disasters and emergencies; Annex 3 Accidental pesticide poisoning; Annex 4 International and national actions in response to a radiation emergency; Annex 5 Selected information from the International.