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Author : California Association of Environmental Health Administrators
Release : 2004
Genre : Disaster relief
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Book Synopsis Disaster Field Manual by : California Association of Environmental Health Administrators
Download or read book Disaster Field Manual written by California Association of Environmental Health Administrators. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sheryl Baldwin
Release : 2018-10-01
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis Disaster Field Manual for Environmental Health Specialists by : Sheryl Baldwin
Download or read book Disaster Field Manual for Environmental Health Specialists written by Sheryl Baldwin. This book was released on 2018-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PLEASE NOTE - the "search in book" function is not currently supported on Apple IOS Devices at this time. All other functions are supported. This manual is prepared as a field guide for the environmental health professional following a major disaster. It is intended as an overview of the key response and recovery elements that are likely to be encountered and that will require prompt, informed decisions to protect the health and safety of the public. This manual is not intended to serve as a disaster response plan. It is intended to supplement existing plans with information most needed by an environmental health practitioner in responding to a disaster. The following major sections are included: 1. Structure of Emergency Operations 2. Water 3. Food 4. Liquid Waste 5. Solid Waste 6. Housing/Mass Care Shelters 7. Vector Control 8. Hazardous Materials 9. Medical Waste 10. Radiological Materials 11. Debris Management California is a state with an extensive geographic area, a long ocean shoreline, climatic extremes, broad geologic variations, a large number of known and unknown earthquake faults, and areas of dense population and industrial development. It is subject to a broad spectrum of destructive forces, including earthquakes, volcanoes, tidal waves, severe storms, floods, wildland fires, nuclear accidents, hazardous materials incidents, and acts of terrorism.
Author : California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health
Release : 1998
Genre : Disaster relief
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Book Synopsis Disaster Field Manual for Environmental Health Specialists by : California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health
Download or read book Disaster Field Manual for Environmental Health Specialists written by California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : British Columbia. Ministry of Health. Emergency Management Branch
Release : 2005
Genre : Emergency management
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Book Synopsis Emergency Response Field Manual for Environmental Health Officers and Health Protection Specialists by : British Columbia. Ministry of Health. Emergency Management Branch
Download or read book Emergency Response Field Manual for Environmental Health Officers and Health Protection Specialists written by British Columbia. Ministry of Health. Emergency Management Branch. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David A. Bradt
Release : 2018-10-19
Genre : Medical
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Book Synopsis Reference Manual for Humanitarian Health Professionals by : David A. Bradt
Download or read book Reference Manual for Humanitarian Health Professionals written by David A. Bradt. This book was released on 2018-10-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reference Manual for Humanitarian Health Professionals: Missioncraft in Disaster Relief is a hands-on resource written for disaster relief practitioners, educators, and researchers working in clinical medicine, public health, or disaster management. “Missioncraft” is the art and science of preparing and conducting successful field operations. This manual provides state-of-the-art technical reference information developed from inter-disciplinary, inter-agency, and international best practices. It also provides tools and templates for health professionals addressing key disaster issues including security stabilization, rapid epidemiological assessment, environmental health, disease surveillance, epidemic preparedness, communicable disease control, standardized case management, referral practices, laboratory diagnostics, and medical logistics. Reference information and associated tools are presented in a concise, comprehensive, and structured format to help humanitarian health professionals plan, undertake, and manage high-impact interventions. Sections are arranged in chronological order of essential activities in disaster relief operations: · Pre-departure preparation · Field briefing · Field assessment · Field recommendations · Field reporting · Field project and staff management · Medical coordination · Re-entry The Reference Manual for Humanitarian Health Professionals is an authoritative resource for disaster health professionals in leadership roles in governmental, non-governmental, Red Cross, or UN agencies; health professionals anticipating future disaster deployment as agency medical coordinator, team leader, or health cluster coordinator; field-based staff responsible for health outcomes of disaster-affected populations; disaster relief specialists involved in strategic planning, project design and development, project management, monitoring and evaluation, and accountability to affected populations; educators and trainees in disaster health best practices; and, humanitarian researchers.
