Disaster planning : a practical guide for effective health outcomes / Mark Keim, Chief Executive Officer, DisasterDoc LLC; Adjunct Associate Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University .

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keim, Mark, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management.

Disaster medicine.

Risk assessment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 214 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

As disasters become more frequent and severe worldwide, disaster planning as a human endeavor is more important than ever, with the potential to save millions of lives globally. In this important new book, the author offers a practical, step-by-step guide for writing, implementing, and measuring the quality of your own disaster plan to address any threat with an approach that has been tested in public health and medical settings worldwide. Filling a significant gap in the existing literature, this book offers a comprehensive reference for both the principles and the practice of disaster planning. Access to a 25-lecture training course provides ancillary teaching materials for college level courses, offering added value for academic readers. An essential resource for public health graduates and anyone responsible for the management of disasters, primarily public health professionals, emergency physicians, first responders, and emergency managers.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Oct 2021).

ISBN:

9781009004213

1009004212

OCLC:

1492939527