Public health humanitarian responses to natural disasters
The pressure of climate change, environmental degradation, and urbanisation, as well as the widening of socio- economic disparities have rendered the global population increasingly vulnerable to the impact of natural disasters. With a primary focus on medical and public health humanitarian response...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York, N.Y. :
Taylor & Francis
2017
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| Edición: | 1 ed |
| Colección: | Routledge humanitarian studies series.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009519321906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Key public health concepts of disaster preparedness and response
- 2. Disaster concepts and trends
- 3. General public health impacts of natural disasters
- 4. The specific human health impacts of natural disasters
- 5. When public health and disaster collide : responding to health needs in natural disasters
- 6. Current and likely medical and public health threats and challenges for disaster response in the twenty-first century
- 7. Resources for disaster response and beyond
- 8. From public health emergency preparedness to resilience
- 9. Conclusion.
