Health in Humanitarian Emergencies
Principles and Practice for Public Health and Healthcare Practitioners

A comprehensive, best practices resource for public health and healthcare practitioners and students interested in humanitarian emergencies.

David Townes (Edited by)

9781107062689, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 31 May 2018

504 pages, 18 b/w illus. 42 colour illus.
25.2 x 19.6 x 2.7 cm, 1.24 kg

The fields of Global Health and Global Emergency Response have attracted increased interest and study. There has been tremendous growth in the educational opportunities around humanitarian emergencies; however, educational resources have not yet followed the same growth. This book corrects this trend, offering a comprehensive single resource dedicated to health in humanitarian emergencies. Providing an introduction to the public health principles of response to humanitarian emergencies, the text also emphasizes the need to coordinate the public health and emergency clinical response within the architecture of the greater response effort. With contributing authors among some of the world's leading health experts and policy influencers in the field, the content is based on best practices, peer reviewed evidence, and expert consensus. The text acts as a resource for clinical and public health practitioners, graduate-level students, and individuals working in response to humanitarian emergencies for government agencies, international agencies, and NGOs.

Part I. Humanitarian Emergencies: 1. Humanitarian emergencies Mark Anderson and Michael Gerber
2. History Mark Anderson, Kristin Becknell and Joanna Taliano
3. Who's who Cyrus Shahpar and Thomas D. Kirsch
4. Response David A. Townes, Andre Griekspoor, Peter Mala, Ian Norton and Anthony D. Redmond
5. Epidemiology Christine Dubray and Debarati Guha-Sapir
6. Ethics Barbara Tomczyk and Aun Lor
Part II. Public Health Principles: 7. Needs assessments Richard Garfield, Johan von Schreeb, Anneli Eriksson and Patrice Chataigner
8. Surveys Oleg O. Bilukha, Olivier Degomme, and Eva Leidman
9. Surveillance Farah Husain and Peter Mala
10. Monitoring and evaluation Goldie MacDonald, Lori A. Wingate and Susan Temporado Cookson
11. Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) Nicole Weber, Anu Rajasingham, Molly Patrick, Andrea Martinsen and Thomas Handzel
12. Nutrition Leisel E. Talley and Erin Boyd
13. Food security Silke Pietzsch, Leisel E. Talley and Carlos Navarro-Colorado
14. Reproductive health Barbara Tomczyk, Diane Morof and Malcolm Potts
15. Protection Wendy Wheaton, Dabney P. Evans and Mark Anderson
16. Vaccine-preventable diseases Eugene Lam, Henri Van Hombergh, Allen Gidraf Kahindo Maina, Lisandro Torre and Muireann Brennan
17. Camp management Paul J. Giannone, Mohamed Hilmi and Mark Anderson
18. Shelter and settlements Charles A. Setchell, Eddie J. Argeñal, LeGrand L. Malany and Paul J. Giannone
19. Logistics and coordination Rebecca Turner, Travis Vail Betz, George A. Roark and Darrell Morris Lester
20. Disaster risk reduction and resiliance Lise D. Martel, Qudsia Huda, Kimberly Hanson and Ali Ardalan
Part III. Illness and Injury: 21. Acute respiratory infection Nina Marano and Jamal A. Ahmed
22. Diarrheal disease Ciara O'Reilly, Kathryn Alberti, David Olson and Eric Mintz
23. HIV Kevin R. Clarke and Nathan Ford
24. Malaria Holly Williams, Marian Schilperoord, David A. Townes and S. Patrick Kachur
25. Malnutrition Carlos Navarro-Colorado, Eva Leidman and Maureen L. Gallagher
26. Measles Eugene Lam, Allen Gidraf Kahindo Maina, Lisandro Torre, Muireann Brennan and James Goodson
27. Meningococcal disease Sarah A. Meyer, Amanda Cohn and Matthew Coldiron
28. Mental health Barbara Lopes Cardozo and Richard Francis Mollica
29. Tuberculosis Michelle Gayer and Susan Temporado Cookson
30. Injuries and trauma Benjamin Levy, David Sugerman, Mark Anderson and Charles Mock
31. Noncommunicable diseases Bayard Roberts, Holly Williams and Sonia Angell.

Subject Areas: Accident & emergency medicine [MMK], Epidemiology & medical statistics [MBNS]