Uniform title | Public health management of disasters |
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. |
General note | Preceded by Public health management of disasters / Linda Young Landesman. 3rd ed. c2012. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Issued in other form | Online version: Landesman, Linda Young. Landesman's public health management of disasters. Fourth edition. Washington, DC : American Public Health Association, [2017] 9780875532806 |
LCCN | 2017003895 |
ISBN | 9780875532790 (softcover ; alk. paper) |
ISBN | 0875532799 (softcover ; alk. paper) |