TY  - BOOK
AU  - Donaldson, Dale, 
TI  - Public health emergencies management and control / 
SN  - 9781645327998 [paperback]
PY  - 2023///
CY  - New York, USA : 
PB  - Alexis Press LLC., 
KW  - Public health
KW  - Emergencies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index.; Chapter 1 Introduction to public health management -- Chapter 2 Disease and natural disaster -- Chapter 3 Emergency and planning response -- Chapter 4 Natural disaster and humanitarian response -- Chapter 5 Command, control and communication -- Chapter 6 Communications during a health emergency -- Chapter 7 Developing a public health emergency operations -- Chapter 8 Legislation, regulation and policies -- Chapter 9 Practical applications public health emergency management; Adult
N2  - Public health emergencies are becoming more commonplace every year. Naturally occurring public health emergencies, such as hurricanes, typhoons, tsunamis, and floods cause significant devastation to property and people. Although these emergencies are becoming more and more common, response is still very challenging. The risks of poor waste management are varied with the risks of spreading infectious diseases being the most important to consider. Chemical pollution should also be considered as water sources can easily be polluted. Careful thought and planning including a risk assessment should be carried out and the results should be publicized to create a common understanding of the people at hand. This will also inform the methods to be used for the management of waste. Training of healthcare workers is key to creating common understanding of the problem at hand. For reducing and improving the hazard effect of disaster situations, the role of IT is inevitable. In addition to the response phase, communities should be considered to use IT capabilities in prevention, preparedness, and recovery phase. It is expected that IT will have an influential role in the recovery phase of COVID-19. Providing IT infrastructure  and financial support by the governments should be more considered in facilitating IT capabilities. Updated knowledge, communication and procedural skills, trained paramedical staff, necessary equipment and medications and appropriate practice organization are vital to provide optimum care which may even save lives of patients. The wide range of problems and the rarity of the problems make it difficult for primary care doctors to be updated and competent in providing emergency care. This book will also be helpful to the government and to the various departments in terms of policy formulation and their proper execution
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