Screen LibraryHealth in humanitarian emergencies : principles and practice for public health and healthcare practitioners /
"The fields of Global Health and Global Emergency Medicine have attracted increased interest and study. There has been tremendous growth in the educational opportunities around humanitarian emergencies, however educational resources have not yet followed the same growth. This book corrects this...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"The fields of Global Health and Global Emergency Medicine have attracted increased interest and study. There has been tremendous growth in the educational opportunities around humanitarian emergencies, however educational resources have not yet followed the same growth. This book corrects this trend, offering a comprehensive single resource dedicated to health in humanitarian emergencies. Providing an introduction to the public health principles of response to humanitarian emergencies, the text also emphasizes the need to coordinate the public health and emergency clinical response within t |
| Carrier Form: | xxi, 485 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107062689 1107062683 |
| Index Number: | HV553 |
| CLC: |
D57 D523.29 |
| Call Number: | D523.29/H434 |
| Contents: | Section 1. Humanitarian emergencies -- Introduction to humanitarian emergencies / Mark Anderson and Michael Gerber -- History of humanitarian emergencies / Mark Anderson, Kristin Becknell, and Joanna Taliano -- Who's who in humanitarian emergencies / Cyrus Shahpar and Thomas D. Kirsch -- Response to humanitarian emergencies / David A. Townes, Andre Griekspoor, Peter Mala, Ian Norton, and Anthony D. Redmond -- Epidemiology / Christine Dubray and Debarati Guha-Sapir -- Ethics / Barbara Tomczyk and Aun Lor -- section 2. Public health principles -- Needs assessments / Richard Garfield, Johan von |