National Disaster Risk Assessment: Health Aspect in Disaster Risk Assessment

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat. 05/2017 This seven-page document is Chapter 7 of the National Disaster Risk Assessment book, which sets the stage for successful disaster risk management, ranging from prevention and risk reduction to preparedness and crisis management, through informing disaster response and recovery strategies. This chapter discusses how public health risk assessments are carried out at different stages of disaster risk management, and details the types and components of public health risk assessments. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 23, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news