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Landesman's public health management of disasters : the practice guide / Linda Young Landesman, DrPH, MSW, Rita V. Burke, PhD, MPH.

By: Landesman, Linda Young [author.].
Contributor(s): Burke, Rita V [author.] | American Public Health Association [issuing body.].
Publisher: Washington, DC : American Public Health Association, [2017]Edition: Fourth edition.Description: xxviii, 745 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780875532790 (softcover : alk. paper).Uniform titles: Public health management of disasters Subject(s): Disasters -- Health aspects | Disaster medicine | Crisis management | Disaster relief | Disaster Planning | Public Health Administration | DisastersGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Types of disasters and their consequences -- Role and responsibility of public health -- Structure and organization of health management in disaster response -- Essentials of disaster planning -- Disaster surveillance and information systems -- Risk and rapid health assessment -- Disaster communications -- Behavioral health strategies -- Environmental health -- Occupational health in disasters -- People with disabilities and others with access and functional needs -- Public health response to emerging infections and biological incidents -- Public health considerations in recovery and reconstruction -- Evaluation methods for assessing public health and medical response to disasters -- Ethical considerations in public health emergencies.
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Preceded by Public health management of disasters / Linda Young Landesman. 3rd ed. c2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Types of disasters and their consequences -- Role and responsibility of public health -- Structure and organization of health management in disaster response -- Essentials of disaster planning -- Disaster surveillance and information systems -- Risk and rapid health assessment -- Disaster communications -- Behavioral health strategies -- Environmental health -- Occupational health in disasters -- People with disabilities and others with access and functional needs -- Public health response to emerging infections and biological incidents -- Public health considerations in recovery and reconstruction -- Evaluation methods for assessing public health and medical response to disasters -- Ethical considerations in public health emergencies.

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