Natural disasters  protecting the public's health. 

 - Washington, D.C.  Pan American Health Organization  2000. 
 - xi, 119 p.  ill.  26 cm. 
 - Scientific publication  no. 575 .
 - Publicaciones científicas (Washington, D.C.)  no. 575. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-119). 
<br/><br/>General effects of disasters on health -- Structuring health disaster management -- Disaster preparedness -- Disaster mitigation in the health sector -- Coordination of disaster response activities and assessment of health needs -- Mass casualty management -- Epidemiologic surveillance and disease control -- Environmental health management -- Food and nutrition -- Planning, layout, and management of temporary settlements and camps -- Communications and transport -- Managing humanitarian relief supplies -- International humanitarian assistance - Reestablishing normal health programs -- Annex I: Implementing a national disaster mitigation program for hospitals -- Annex II: SUMA - A humanitarian supply management system -- Annex III: International health humanitarian assistance -- Annex IV: External agencies providing health humanitarian assistance-- Selected bibliography and on-line information sources. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9275315752 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Natural disasters--Health aspects.<br/>Emergency medical services<br/>Public health<br/>Natural disasters<br/>Disaster planning--methods.<br/>Emergency medical services
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA645.9  / .N38 2000 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.34  / N2851