Title: New Book from HAS Member
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Section/SPIG: Health Administration
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"Public heath management of disasters: the practice guide, second edition," by Linda Landesman "will serve as the essential desk reference not only for health professionals responsible for preparing for and responding to disasters, but for emergency managers, government officials and other decision-makers charged with ensuring that limited resources of the affected community are well managed.” —Eric K. Noji, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Comment from APHA Web site)
Publisher's Note
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Chapter 1 Types of Disasters and Their Consequences
Chapter 2 Role and Responsibility of Public Health
Chapter 3 Structure and Organization of Health Management in Disaster Response
Chapter 4 Disaster-Related Surveillance and Emergency Information Systems
Chapter 5 Hazard Assessment, Vulnerability Analysis, Risk Assessment, and Rapid Health Assessment
Chapter 6 Disaster Communications
Chapter 7 Essentials of Disaster Planning
Chapter 8 Environmental and Occupational Health Issues
Chapter 9 Mental Health Strategies
Chapter 10 Disasters and Services to Persons with Disabilities
Chapter 11 Public Health Response to Emerging Infections and Bioterrorism
Chapter 12 Public Health Considerations in Recovery and Reconstruction
Chapter 13 Evaluation Methods for Assessing Medical and Public Health Response to Disasters
19 Appendices not listed here.
If you are interested in purchasing this book, it is available through the APHA Web site at <www.apha.org/media> for $28 for APHA Members and $40 for non-members. (2d ed. 2004 250 pages, softcover ISBN 0-87553-025-7)