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Older people in emergencies : considerations for action and policy development / David Hutton.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Hutton, David.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disaster relief.
- Emergency management.
- Older people--Services for.
- Older people.
- Emergency medical services.
- Natural disasters.
- Medical policy.
- Health Services for the Aged.
- Emergency Medical Services.
- Natural Disasters.
- Vulnerable Populations.
- Health Policy.
- Relief Work.
- Medical Subjects:
- Health Services for the Aged.
- Emergency Medical Services.
- Natural Disasters.
- Vulnerable Populations.
- Health Policy.
- Relief Work.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (44 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Geneva : World Health Organization, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Older people have often been overlooked in disasters and conflicts, and their concerns have rarely been addressed by emergency programs or planners. This analysis seeks to highlight factors that particularly affect older people in emergencies, especially health-related concerns, propose a strategy to raise awareness about older people in emergencies and recommend policies and practices to address these considerations. Until recently, older people s needs in disasters and conflicts were addressed only by broader adult health and humanitarian programs. This has changed as several recent emergenc
- Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Title; Contents; Introduction; Vulnerability and health in emergencies; Economic marginalization; Social disintegration and marginalization; The issue of gender; Capacity and consultation; Policy and programme implications; Preparedness phase; Emergency response and operations phase; Recovery and transition phase; References;
- Notes:
- "Ageing and Life Course (ALC), Family and Community Health (FCH), Emergency Preparedness and Capacity Building (EPC), Health Action in Crisis (HAC)."
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-44).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hutton, David. Older people in emergencies.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-05805-3
- 9786612058059
- 92-4-068308-9
- OCLC:
- 244796836
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