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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821669303321

Titolo

Environmental public health impacts of disasters : Hurricane Katrina : workshop summary / / Lynn Goldman and Christine Coussens, rapporteurs ; Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine ; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

0-309-17989-0

1-280-93016-0

9786610930166

0-309-66954-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xii, 88 p. : ill., maps

Altri autori (Persone)

GoldmanLynn

CoussensChristine

Soggetti

Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Emergency management - Louisiana

Natural disasters - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Contents -- Preface -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Hurricane Katrina: Challenges, Concerns, Policies, and Needs -- 3 Hurricane Katrina: Challenges for the Community -- 4 Nature and Extent of Environmental Exposures -- 5 Health Monitoring, Assessment, and Response -- 6 Community Involvement in Response to Disasters -- 7 Research to Address Gaps in Environmental Health Assessments During Disasters -- 8 Moving Forward -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Workshop Agenda -- Appendix B Speakers and Panelists -- Appendix C Workshop Participants.