Freshly Printed - allow 10 days lead
Couldn't load pickup availability
Disasters and Public Health
Planning and Response
This updated and expanded edition examines the critical intersection between emergency management and public health, providing a succinct overview of the actions that may be taken before, during, and after a major public health emergency or disaster, all in an effort to reduce morbidity and mortality
Bruce W. Clements (Author), Julie Casani (Author)
9780128019801, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 18 February 2016
538 pages
23.4 x 19 x 3.3 cm, 1.11 kg
"This book represents the rare case where the sequel is better than the original...this text provides both useful threat and hazard introductions and lessons and actions that even seasoned security professionals can benefit from." --ASIS Online "Whatever the scenario, this book takes you through how to be prepared and be resilient....the book, practical throughout, points to the need to do first things first; first meet 'the most basic needs of a disaster victim..."--Professional Security Magazine Online
Disasters and Public Health: Planning and Response, Second Edition, examines the critical intersection between emergency management and public health. It provides a succinct overview of the actions that may be taken before, during, and after a major public health emergency or disaster to reduce morbidity and mortality. Five all-new chapters at the beginning of the book describe how policy and law drive program structures and strategies leading to the establishment and maintenance of preparedness capabilities. New topics covered in this edition include disaster behavioral health, which is often the most expensive and longest-term recovery challenge in a public health emergency, and community resilience, a valuable resource upon which most emergency programs and responses depend. The balance of the book provides an in-depth review of preparedness, response, and recovery challenges for 15 public health threats. These chapters also provide lessons learned from responses to each threat, giving users a well-rounded introduction to public health preparedness and response that is rooted in experience and practice.
1. Public Health Preparedness History and Policy2. Public Health Preparedness Capabilities3. Community Disaster Resilience4. At-Risk Populations5. Disaster Behavioral Health6. Bioterrorism7. Bombings and Explosions8. Chemical Hazards and Disasters9. Earthquakes10. Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Disease Threats11. Floods12. Foodborne Threats13. Heat Waves14. Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones15. Nuclear and Radiological Disasters16. Pandemic Influenza17. Thunderstorms and Tornadoes18. Volcanoes19. Wildfires20. Winter Storms
Subject Areas: Popular medicine & health [VFD], Natural disasters [RNR], Public health & preventive medicine [MBN], Public administration [JPP], Social impact of disasters [JFFC]
