Older people in emergencies
Subtitle: considerations for action and policy development
By: David Hutton.
Contributors: World Health Organization.; World Health Organization. Ageing and Life Course Unit.; World Health Organization. Family and Community Health.; World Health Organization. Emergency Preparedness and Capacity Building.; World Health Organization. Dept. of Health Action in Crises.
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9789241547390
Subjects: Disaster relief.; Emergency management.; Older people -- Services for.; Health Services for the Aged.; Emergency Medical Services.; Natural Disasters.; Vulnerable Groups.; Health Policy.
Description: Older people have often been overlooked in disasters and conflicts, and their concerns have rarely been addressed by emergency programs or planners. This analysis seeks to highlight factors that particularly affect older people in emergencies, especially health-related concerns, propose a strategy to raise awareness about older people in emergencies and recommend policies and practices to address these considerations.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "Ageing and Life Course (ALC), Family and Community Health (FCH), Emergency Preparedness and Capacity Building (EPC), Health Action in Crisis (HAC)."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-44).

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