Disaster epidemiology : methods and applications / edited by Jennifer A. Horney.
| Other author | Horney, Jennifer A. editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2018] |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | VIEW FULL TEXT |
| Subjects |
| Contents | History of disaster epidemiology -- Methods: surveillance -- Veterans health affairs, veterans, and disasters -- Applications: using information systems to improve surveillance during disasters -- Applications: shelter surveillance -- Applications: disaster-related mortality surveillance: challenges and considerations for local and state health departments -- Methods: study designs in disaster epidemiology -- Applications: community assessment for public health emergency response -- Applications: assessment of chemical exposures: epidemiologic investigations after large-scale chemical releases -- Methods: questionnaire development and interviewing techniques -- Applications: social vulnerability to disaster (Hampton and Hertford counties -- Isabel) -- Applications: emergency responder health monitoring and surveillance: successful applications -- Methods: data analysis for disaster epidemiology -- Applications: biosurveillance, biodefense, and biotechnology -- Applications: disaster communication and community engagement -- What can disaster epidemiology contribute to building resilient communities? |
| Abstract | Explains how public health surveillance, rapid assessments, and other epidemiologic studies can be conducted in the post-disaster setting to prevent injury, illness, or death; provide accurate and timely information for decisions makers; and improve prevention and mitigation strategies for future disasters. These methods can also be applied to other types of public health emergencies, such as infectious outbreaks, emerging and re-emerging diseases, and refugee health. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Disaster epidemiology. London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2018] 9780128093184 0128093188 |
| Genre/form | Electronic book. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780128095072 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0128095075 (electronic bk.) |
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