PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS OF DISASTERS: C: Communication, Infrastructure, and Preparedness: Workshop Summary - Softcover

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9780309095426: PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS OF DISASTERS: C: Communication, Infrastructure, and Preparedness: Workshop Summary
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ISBN 10: 0309095425 ISBN 13: 9780309095426
Publisher: The National Academies Press, 2001

Synopsis

The National Research Council's Disasters Roundtable and the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine were established as mechanisms for bringing various stakeholders together to discuss timely issues in a neutral setting. The goal was not to resolve these issues, but to create an environment conducive to scientific debate. The members of the respective Roundtables comprise representatives from academia, industry, nongovernmental agencies, and government, whose perspectives range widely and represent the diverse viewpoints of researchers, federal officials, and public interest. This report is the summary of a workshop was convened by the two Roundtables as a contribution to the debate on the health risks of disasters and the related need to build capacity to deal with them. The meeting was strengthened by integrating perspectives from these two fields, so that the agenda represented information from both communities and provided an opportunity to look at some of the most pressing research and preparedness needs for health risks of disasters.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Summary
  • 1 Linking Hazards and Public Health: Communication and Environmental Health
  • 2 Linking Hazards and Public Health: Case Studies in Disaster
  • 3 Preparedness and Response: Systems, Supplies, Staff, and Space
  • 4 Practical Considerations of Emergency Preparedness
  • References
  • Appendix A Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix B Speakers and Panelists
  • Appendix C Workshop Participants

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About the Author

William Hooke and Paul G. Rogers, Editors, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine, National Research Council

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Publisher
The National Academies Press
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0309095425
ISBN 13 
9780309095426
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
88