TY  - BOOK
ED  - PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION
TI  - Natural disasters: protecting the public's health
T2  - Scientific publication
SN  - 9275315752
AV  - RA645.9 .N38 2000
U1  - 363.34 1
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Pan American Health Organization
KW  - Natural disasters
KW  - Health aspects
KW  - Local
KW  - Emergency medical services
KW  - Public health
KW  - Disaster planning
KW  - methods
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-119); 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
ER  -