Building community resilience to disasters : a way forward to enhance national health security / / Anita Chandra ... [et al.]
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| Titolo: |
Building community resilience to disasters : a way forward to enhance national health security / / Anita Chandra ... [et al.]
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| Pubblicazione: | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND Health, 2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 362.18 |
| Soggetto topico: | Disaster medicine |
| Emergency management - Citizen participation | |
| Social networks | |
| Altri autori: |
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| Note generali: | "Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- Definition and application of community resilience -- Wellness : promote population health before and after an incident, including behavioral health -- Access : ensure access to high-quality health, behavioral health, and social resources and services -- Education : ensure ongoing information to the public about preparedness, risks, and resources before, during, and after a disaster -- Engagement : promote participatory decisionmaking in planning, response, and recovery activities -- Self-sufficiency : enable and support individuals and communities to assume responsibility for their preparedness -- Partnership : develop strong partnerships within and between government and other organizations -- Quality : collect, analyze, and utilize data to monitor and evaluate progress on building community resilience -- Efficiency : leverage existing community resources for maximum use and effectiveness -- Future directions : implementation, measurement, and next steps. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Community resilience, or the sustained ability of a community to withstand and recover from adversity, has become a key policy issue. This report provides a roadmap for federal, state, and local leaders who are developing plans to enhance community resilience for health security threats and describes options for building community resilience in key areas. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Building community resilience to disasters |
| ISBN: | 0-8330-5209-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910219978403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Technical report (Rand Corporation)