Disaster public health and older people / Emily Ying Yang Chan.
| Author/creator | Chan, Emily Ying Yang |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. |
| Description | xxii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Principles and theories : health and public health -- Principles and theories : ageing population -- Principles and theories : disaster -- Contributions of older people to disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery -- Health impact of disasters on older people -- Post-disaster response and recovery to meet health needs of older people I -- Post-disaster response and recovery to meet health needs of older people II -- Healthy ageing, disaster mitigation, and disaster risk reduction : individual, programmatic, and global policy levels -- Challenges and gaps in disaster public health and older people issues. |
| Abstract | "Disaster Public Health and Older People introduces professionals, students and fieldworkers to the science and art of promoting health and well-being, preventing diseases and prolonging life among the elderly in the context of humanitarian emergencies, with a particular focus on low and middle-income country settings. This book aims to make lessons learnt from previous disasters available and comprehensible to those working in disaster medicine, disaster public health, humanitarian studies, gerontology and geriatrics, empowering them to take the actions necessary at the individual, community and national levels to reduce the health risk to the elderly posed by disasters"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019015250 |
| ISBN | 9780815356660 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780815356677 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |