Integrating Social Science Interventions in Epidemic, Pandemic and Health Emergency Response: Report of the Informal Consultation, London, England, 8 June 2017

World Health Organization. 01/2018 This 20-page document summarizes a meeting held on June 8, 2017, that was part of a series of activities planned by the World Health Organization to initiate the systematic integration of social science-based intervention in all disease outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics, and emergency preparedness and response operations. The key goals are to stop epidemics fast and to minimize the avoidable loss of life, illness, and societal and economic disruption. The meeting identified priority research and funding gaps for activities as part of preparedness and operational response. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 7, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news