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RECORD NUMBER: 26 OF 37Main Title | Public health management of disasters : the practice guide / | ||||||||||||||||
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Author | Landesman, Linda Young. | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher | American Public Health Association, | ||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 48799562 | ||||||||||||||||
ISBN | 0875530257; 9780875530253 | ||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Disasters--Health aspects ; Disaster medicine ; Crisis management ; Disaster relief ; Disaster Planning ; Public Health Administration ; Disasters | ||||||||||||||||
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Collation | xiv, 273 p. ; 23 cm. | ||||||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-273). |
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Contents Notes | Types of disasters and their consequences -- Role and responsibility of public health -- Structure and organization of health management in disaster response -- Disaster-related surveillance and emergency information systems -- Hazard assessment, vulnerability analysis, risk assessment, and rapid health assessment -- Disaster communications -- Environmental health issues -- Mental health strategies -- Essentials of disaster planning -- Public health response to emerging infections and bioterrorism -- Public Health considerations in recovery and reconstruction -- Evaluation methods for assessing medical and public health response to disasters -- App. A. Terms commonly used in disaster preparedness and response -- App. B. Acronyms commonly used in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery -- App. C. Useful Internet sites -- App. D. First aid kit supplies -- App. E. Incident Commander's considerations for managing nuclear, biological, and chemical incident -- App. F. List of offices of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) -- App. G. Emergency management standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) -- App. H. Required elements of hazard analysis -- App. I. Common foodborne diseases caused by bacteria -- App. J. Federal Communications Commission Rules -- App. K. Key elements of a public health preparedness program. "This book is the first comprehensive public health text for public health practitioners and public safety personnel on emergency management response. The book acts as a resource to guide practitioners in this relatively new practice area as public health leaders begin the comprehensive nationwide integration of health departments into the emergency management response of communities"--viii-ix. |