Public health humanitarian responses to natural disasters /
Chan, Emily Ying Yang,
Public health humanitarian responses to natural disasters / Emily Ying Yang Chan. - New York: Routledge; 2017. - xxxiv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Routledge humanitarian studies series .
"Earthscan from Routledge."
Key public health concepts of disaster preparedness and response -- Disaster concepts and trends -- General public health impacts of natural disasters -- The specific human health impacts of natural disasters -- When public health and disaster collide: responding to health needs in natural disasters -- Current and likely medical and public health threats and challenges for disaster response in the 21st century -- Resources for disaster response and beyond -- From public health emergency preparedness to resilience -- Conclusion.
9781138953680 (hbk) 1138953687 9781138953703 (pbk) 1138953709
2016036341
Disaster medicine.
Medical assistance.
Disaster relief.
Humanitarian assistance.
RA645.5.C4 2017
363.34/8
Public health humanitarian responses to natural disasters / Emily Ying Yang Chan. - New York: Routledge; 2017. - xxxiv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Routledge humanitarian studies series .
"Earthscan from Routledge."
Key public health concepts of disaster preparedness and response -- Disaster concepts and trends -- General public health impacts of natural disasters -- The specific human health impacts of natural disasters -- When public health and disaster collide: responding to health needs in natural disasters -- Current and likely medical and public health threats and challenges for disaster response in the 21st century -- Resources for disaster response and beyond -- From public health emergency preparedness to resilience -- Conclusion.
9781138953680 (hbk) 1138953687 9781138953703 (pbk) 1138953709
2016036341
Disaster medicine.
Medical assistance.
Disaster relief.
Humanitarian assistance.
RA645.5.C4 2017
363.34/8