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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 morb...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Clements, Bruce, MPH (Author), Casani, Julie Ann P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier, [2016]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Disaster medicine.
Emergency management.
Medical emergencies.
Disaster Planning > methods
Public Health Administration > methods
Disasters > prevention & control
Emergencies
Civil Defense > methods
M�edecine de catastrophes.
Urgences m�edicales.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Medical emergencies
Disaster medicine
Emergency management
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Public health preparedness history and policy
  • Public health preparedness capabilities
  • Community disaster resilience
  • At-risk populations
  • Disaster behavioral health
  • Bioterrorism
  • Bombings and explosions
  • Chemical hazards and disasters
  • Earthquakes
  • Emerging and reemerging infectious disease threats
  • Floods
  • Foodborne threats
  • Heat waves
  • Hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones
  • Nuclear and radiological disasters
  • Pandemic influenza
  • Thunderstorms and tornadoes
  • Volcanoes
  • Wildfires
  • Winter storms.

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