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WHO: Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters: A Practical Guide (2002)

Description:

This guide sets out the essential aspects of environmental health management in disasters. These included the provision of emergency water and sanitation services; the burial or cremation of the dead; vector and pest control; food hygiene; and the assessment of the danger of epidemics following emergencies and disasters, etc. The tool also deals with measures designed to reduce the impact of disasters on environmental health infrastructure, such as water supply and sanitation facilities. It also aims to strengthen the ability of people to withstand the disruption of their accustomed infrastructure and systems for environmental health (e.g. shelter, water supply, sanitation, vector control etc.) and to recover rapidly.

Why this Tool/Guidance?

This tool assists national authorities with developing responses to health issues that occur after a major accident.

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Table of contents, Preface, Acknowledgements external link pdf, 432kb

Chapter 1. About this book external link pdf, 151kb

Chapter 2. The nature of emergencies and disasters external link pdf, 486kb

Chapter 3. Predisaster activities external link pdf, 214kb

Chapter 4. Emergency response external link pdf, 261kb

Chapter 5. Recovery and sustainable development external link pdf, 186kb

Chapter 6. Shelter and emergency settlements external link pdf, 333kb

Chapter 7. Water supply pdf external link, 1.01Mb

Chapter 8. Sanitation pdf, external link 654kb

Chapter 9. Food safety external link pdf, 154kb

Chapter 10. Vector and pest control external link pdf, 325kb

Chapter 11. Control of communicable diseases and prevention of epidemics external link pdf, 208kb

Chapter 12. Chemical incidents  external linkpdf, 393kb

Chapter 13. Radiation emergencies external link pdf, 221kb

Chapter 14. Mortuary service and handling of the dead external link pdf, 103kb

Chapter 15. Health promotion and community participation external link pdf, 218kb

Chapter 16. Human resources external link pdf, 159kb

References external link pdf, 147kb

Annexes 1 to 3 external link pdf, 87kb

Annexes 4 to 6 external link pdf, 68kb

Environmental health in emergencies and disasters: a practical guide (in Arabic) external link pdf, 3.83Mb


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