Landesman's public health management of disasters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Landesman, Linda Young.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disasters--Health aspects.

Disasters.

Disaster medicine.

Crisis management.

Disaster relief.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 pages)

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington : American Public Health Association, 2021.

Summary:

"This final landmark edition conceptualizes a comprehensive public health strategy for disaster planning and management. This is a practice guide for all disciplines, medicine, health care systems, government officials at all levels, and every country in the world trying to organize and carry out a response"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

COVER

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT

CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES, AND BOXES

FOREWORD

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

AUTHORS' REFLECTIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PUBLISHER'S NOTE

1 TYPES OF DISASTERS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES

2 ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH

3 STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT IN DISASTER RESPONSE

4 ESSENTIALS OF DISASTER PLANNING

5 DISASTER SURVEILLANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

6 RISK AND RAPID HEALTH ASSESSMENTS

7 DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS

8 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STRATEGIES

9 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

10 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH IN DISASTERS

11 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHERS WITH ACCESS AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDS

12 PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO EMERGING INFECTIONS AND BIOEVENTS

13 PUBLIC HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS IN RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND RECONSTRUCTION

14 EVALUATION METHODS FOR ASSESSING PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESPONSE TO DISASTERS

15 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES

BASICS

APPENDIX A: COMMON TERMS USED IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

APPENDIX B: COMMON ACRONYMS USED IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY

APPENDIX C: THE LANGUAGE OF DISASTERS, EMERGENCIES, HAZARDS, AND INCIDENTS

APPENDIX D: COMPARISON OF THE LAST FIVE GLOBAL PANDEMICS AND SEASONAL INFLUENZA

STANDARDS, CAPABILITIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

APPENDIX E: PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE CORE COMPETENCY MODEL

APPENDIX F: PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS CAPABILITIES: NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR STATE AND LOCAL PLANNING

APPENDIX G: 10 ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

APPENDIX H: EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION #8: PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES

APPENDIX I: CORE CAPABILITIES

MANAGEMENT STANDARDS

APPENDIX J: REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF RISK ASSESSMENT

MORBIDITY

APPENDIX K: COMMON FOOD BORNE DISEASES.

APPENDIX L: DISEASES AFFECTING DISPLACED PERSONS DURING AND AFTER DISASTERS

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

APPENDIX M: DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS, FIFTH EDITION, DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

APPENDIX N: PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID

APPENDIX O: BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS

FIRST AID

APPENDIX P: FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY SUPPLY KITS

AT-RISK POPULATIONS

APPENDIX Q: COMMUNITY PLANNING NETWORK FOR AT-RISK POPULATIONS

APPENDIX R: PROTECTION AND DISPOSAL OF MEDICAL DEVICES AND SAFE DRUG USE AFTER A NATURAL DISASTER

APPENDIX S: EMERGENCY POWER PLANNING FOR PEOPLE WHO USE ELECTRICITY- AND BATTERY-DEPENDENT ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICAL DEVICES

APPENDIX T: STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING CULTURAL COMPETENCE

APPENDIX U: STANDARDS AND INDICATORS FOR DISASTER SHELTER AND TEMPORARY RESPITE CARE FOR CHILDREN

INFECTIOUS DISEASE, VACCINES, AND CBRNE

APPENDIX V: INFECTION CONTROL FOR NURSING HOMES DURING COVID-19

APPENDIX W: MAINTAINING AND MANAGING THE VACCINE COLD CHAIN

APPENDIX X: INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL EVENT SCALE

WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY

APPENDIX Y: SITE SAFETY CHECKLIST

APPENDIX Z: POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROTECTING WORKERS' HEALTH

RESOURCES AND REFERENCES

APPENDIX AA: DISASTER MOBILE PHONE AND WEB APPS

APPENDIX BB: PRINCIPLES OF THE ETHICAL PRACTICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

INDEX.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Landesman, Linda Young Landesman's Public Health Management of Disasters: the Practice Guide 5th Ed

ISBN:

9780875533223

OCLC:

1321797685