Title: Public health management of disasters : the practice guide /
Authors: Landesman, Linda Young.
Publisher: American Public Health Association,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Disasters; Public Health Administration; Disaster Planning; Disasters Health aspects.; Disaster medicine.; Crisis management.; Disaster relief.
Abstract: The 2nd edition consolidates information on disaster-related resources. It is designed to help the public health profession plan for tasks for which "on the job" is the chief teacher. Landesman has recognized striking improvements in disaster readiness in United States, including inter-organizational cooperation and planning among response agencies, and greater technological capability for monitoring and response. Additional information has been added on morbidity and mortality for several new types of disasters; updated structure and organization to reflect changes in federal response and organization including national incident management system, public health incident command, volunteers, Geographic Information Systems and public health response; expanded disaster communications including working with media, communication systems, information technology recovery; surge capacity and surge capacity planning; worker safety; handling human remains; ensuring food safety and feeding large numbers of displaced persons; organizing mental health services, including staff training, setting up assistance services; death notification; disasters and people with disabilities, including building preparedness, disaster planning councils; point of dispensing sites; updated laboratory response network; and maintaining the vaccine cold chain--Publisher's description.
Contents: 1. Types of disasters and their consequences -- 2. Role and responsibility of public health -- 3. Structure and organization of health management in disaster response -- 4. Disaster-related surveillance and emergency information systems -- 5. Hazard assessment, vulnerability analysis, risk assessment, and rapid health assessment -- 6. Disaster communications -- 7. Essentials of disaster planning -- 8. Environmental and occupational health issues -- 9. Mental health strategies -- 11. Public health response to emerging infections and bioterrorism -- 12. Public health considerations in recovery and reconstruction.