Natural disasters
Subtitle: protecting the public's health.
Contributors: Pan American Health Organization.
Series: Scientific publication -- no. 575; Publicaciones científicas (Washington, D.C.) -- no. 575.
Publisher: Pan American Health Organization
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
Subjects: Natural disasters -- Health aspects; Emergency medical services
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-119).
Table of contents: title: General effects of disasters on health; title: Structuring health disaster management; title: Disaster preparedness; title: Disaster mitigation in the health sector; title: Coordination of disaster response activities and assessment of health needs; title: Mass casualty management; title: Epidemiologic surveillance and disease control; title: Environmental health management; title: Food and nutrition; title: Planning, layout, and management of temporary settlements and camps; title: Communications and transport; title: Managing humanitarian relief supples; title: International humanitarian assistance - Reestablishing normal health programs; title: Annex I: Implementing a national disaster mitigation program for hospitals; title: Annex II: SUMA - A humanitarian supply management system; title: Annex III: International health humanitarian assistance; title: Annex IV: External agencies providing health humanitarian assistance; title: Selected bibliography and on-line information sources.