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• Clements, Bruce,

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Disasters and public health : planning and response [electronic resource]

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• Elsevier Books AutoHoldings

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• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Front Cover; Disasters and Public Health; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1. General Public Health Preparedness; Objectives of This Chapter; Introduction ("Be Prepared"); A National Approach: U.S. Preparedness Infrastructure; Fostering Community Resilience; Motivating Individual Preparedness; Defining Individual Preparedness; Summary; Websites; References; Chapter 2. Bioterrorism; Objectives of This Chapter; Basic Facts about Bioterrorism Threats; Health Threats: Category A Organisms; Prevention and Detection
• Immediate ActionsSummary; Websites; References; Chapter 3. Bombings and Explosions; Objectives of This Chapter; Introduction: 2005 London Terrorist Bombings; Health Threat; Prevention; Immediate Actions; Health and Medical Response; Summary; Websites; References; Chapter 4. Chemical Disasters; Objectives of This Chapter; Introduction (Case Study: Train Accident and Chlorine Gas Leak, Graniteville, South Carolina, 2005); Basic Facts about Chemical Health Threats; Chemical Accidents versus Terrorism; Prevention; Immediate Actions; Recovery Actions; Vulnerable Populations; Summary; Websites
• ReferencesChapter 5. Earthquakes; Objectives of This Chapter; Introduction-1906 San Francisco Earthquake; Effects on the Human Body; Prevention; Hazard Hunts; Individual Preparedness; Immediate Actions; Response and Recovery Challenges; Summary; Websites; References; Chapter 6. Floods; Objectives of This Chapter; Introduction-Common Issues of the 1988 Khartoum, Sudan Flood and the 2005 Post-Katrina Flooding of New Orleans; Floods; Effects on the Human Populations; Prevention; Immediate Actions; Response and Recovery Challenges; Summary; Websites; References; Chapter 7. Heat Waves
• Objectives of This ChapterIntroduction (Case Study: European Heat Wave, 2003); Heat Waves; Prevention; Immediate Actions; Summary; Websites; References; Chapter 8. Hurricanes; Objectives of This Chapter; Introduction-2005 Hurricane Katrina; Hurricanes; Prevention; Immediate Actions; Recovery; Summary; Websites; References; Chapter 9. Nuclear and Radiological Disasters; Objectives of This Chapter; Introduction (Case Study: Chernobyl Nuclear Accident); Basic Facts about Nuclear and Radiological Threats; Nuclear and Radiological Health Threats; Nuclear and Radiological Accidents versus Terrorism
• PreventionImmediate Actions; Recovery; Summary; Websites; References; Chapter 10. Pandemic Influenza; Objectives of This Chapter; Basic Facts about Pandemic Influenza; Health Threat; Prevention; Immediate Actions; Recovery Challenges; Summary; Websites; References; Chapter 11. Thunderstorms and Tornadoes; Objectives of This Chapter; Introduction-The 1953 Beecher Tornado; Thunderstorms and Tornadoes; Effects on the Human Populations; Prevention; Immediate Actions; Response and Recovery Challenges; Summary; Websites; References; Chapter 12. Volcanoes; Objectives of This Chapter
• Introduction-1991 Eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Luzon Island, Philippines
• From the San Diego wildfires to multi-drug-resistant strains of bacteria, communities are facing an ever-growing list of potential disasters. Some events, like pandemic flu or anthrax attacks, are public health emergencies first and foremost. Hurricane Katrina taught us, however, that lack of planning for the frail, elderly, and impoverished population can turn a natural disaster into a healthcare nightmare and lead to needless death and suffering. Emergency managers and public health professionals must integrate their prevention and response efforts to serve their communities most effectiv
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