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Public health management of disasters : the practice guide / Linda Young Landesman.
Holman Biotech Commons RA645.9 .L36 2005
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Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) RA645.9 .L36 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Landesman, Linda Young.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disasters--Health aspects.
- Disasters.
- Disaster medicine.
- Crisis management.
- Disaster relief.
- Disaster Planning.
- Public Health Administration.
- Medical Subjects:
- Disaster Planning.
- Public Health Administration.
- Disasters.
- Physical Description:
- x, 446 pages : illustrations, forms ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Public Health Association, [2005]
- Contents:
- 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
- Essentials of disaster planning
- Environmental and occupational health issues
- Mental health strategies
- Disasters and people with disabilities
- 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. Commonly terms used in disaster preparedness and response
- App. B. List of acronyms commonly used in public health disaster preparedness, response, and recovery
- App. C. Useful Internet sites
- App. D. First aid and survival kits
- App. E. Key elements of a public health preparedness program
- App. F. Incident commander's considerations for managing nuclear, biological, and chemical incidents
- 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. Diseases affecting displaced persons in disasters
- App. K. Maintaining and managing the vaccine cold chain
- App. L. Manufacturers of emergency evacuation devices
- App M. Information technology security checklist
- App. N. Emergency support function (ESF)#8 - health and medical servicves
- App. O-1. Federal Communications Commission rules: RACES
- App. O-2. Federal Communications Commission rules: accessibility
- App. P. International Nuclear Event Scale (INES)
- App. Q. List of regional offices of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- App. R. Descriptions of the five DHS color-coded threat levels.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [399]-436).
- ISBN:
- 0875530451
- OCLC:
- 60655300
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