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050 _aRA 645.5 .D57 2017
245 0 _aDisaster Health Management :
_ba primer for students and practitioners /
_cedited by Gerry FitzGerald, Mike Tarrant, Peter Aitken, and Marie Fredriksen.
260 _aAbingdon, Ox :
_bRoutledge,
_cc2017
300 _axxviii, 351 pages ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _aThe conceptual basis of disaster management. Definitions and terminology/ Lidia Mayner and Erin Smith -- Disaster trends and impact / Benjamin Ryan and Richard Franklin -- Concepts and principles / Brett Aimers and Linda Winn -- Key elements of disaster management. Disaster management systems / Peter Channells and Graeme McColl -- Legal and ethical aspects of disaster management / Fiona McDonald, Michael Eburn and Erin Smith -- Risk and its management / Mike Tarrant and Carl Gibson -- Business continuity management / David Parsons and Peter Brouggy -- Risk and crisis communication during health disasters / Amisha Mehta, Bob Jensen, Ingrid Larking and Robina Xavier -- Community engagement / Ghasem-Sam Toloo and Marie Fredriksen -- Healthcare considerations. Health systems and disaster management / Charles Blanch, Gerard O'Reilly and Natasha Murray -- Healthcare considerations in disasters / Andrew Johnson, Michael Aitken and Peter A. Leggat -- Getting ready. Prevention and mitigation / Gerry Fitzgerald -- Planning / Mark Cannadine and Rosemary Hegner -- Preparedness / Julian Meagher and Rosemary Steinhardt -- Incident management. Incident assessment and evaluation / Gerry Fitzgerald -- Incident management / Marie Fredriksen, Justin Dunlop and Andrew Pearce -- External assistance in disasters / Charles Blanch, Ian Norton, Bronte Martin and Peter Aitken -- Recovering. Community recovery / Bob Lonne, Graeme McColl and Greg Marston -- Psychosocial aspects of disasters / Jane Shakespeare-Finch and Paul Scully -- Unique challenges of particular disasters. Natural disasters / Weiwei Du, Mark Little and Angie Jackson -- Manmade disasters / Carissa Oh, Stefan Mazur and Peter Logan -- Complex events / Penny Burns, Brett Sutton and Peter A. Leggat -- Strategic considerations. Leadership / Dudley McArdle, Peter Channells and Bob Jensen -- Evaluation and learning / Gerry Fitzgerald and Marie Fredriksen -- Education, training and research / Amy Hughes, Vivienne Tippett, Nieves Amat Camacho and Peter Horrocks -- Future challenges. Gerry Fitzgerald, Mike Tarrant, Peter Aitken and Kara Burns.
520 _aDisaster health is an emerging field that focuses on developing prevention, preparation, response and recovery systems for dealing with health problems that result from a disaster. As disasters worldwide differ in their nature, scope and cultural context, a thorough understanding of the fundamental tenets of sound disaster health management is essential for both students and practitioners to participate confidently and effectively in the field.
650 _aHEALTH PLANNING
700 _aFitzGerald, Gerry ;Tarrant, Mike ;Aitken, Peter ;Fredriksen, Marie
_eeditor;editor;editor;editor
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