Public Health Management of Disasters

Description

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.

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Other Editions

• Public Health Management of Disasters: The Practice GuidePaperbackAmerican Public Health Association2001-12-15
• Public Health Management of DisastersPaperbackAmerican Public Health Association2005-03-01
• Public Health Management of DisastersSpiral-boundAPHA Press2006-01-01