TY - BOOK AU - Landesman,Linda Young ED - American Public Health Association. TI - Public Health Management of Disasters: the practice guide SN - 9780875530048 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 363.348 22 PY - 2012/// CY - Washington, DC PB - American Public Health Association KW - Disasters KW - Health aspects KW - Disaster medicine KW - Crisis management KW - Disaster relief KW - Disaster Planning KW - Public health administration N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 519-534); Types of disasters and their consequences -- Role and responsibility of public health -- Structure and organization of health management in disaster response -- Disaster-related surveillance and emergency information systems -- Hazard assessment, vulnerability analysis, risk assessment, and rapid health assessment -- Disaster communications -- Essentials of disaster planning -- Environmental and occupational health issues -- Behavioral health strategies -- Vulnerable populations -- Public health response to emerging infections and biological incidents -- Public health considerations in recovery and reconstruction -- Evaluation methods for assessing public health and medical response to disasters -- Ethical considerations in public health emergencies ER -