Disaster Epidemiology: Methods and Applications

2017 | Medical & Veterinary

Disaster Epidemiology: Methods and Applications applies the core methods of epidemiological research and practice to assess the short- and long-term health effects of disasters. As we look to the challenge of building a more resilient future, we face an aging population who increasingly live in highly vulnerable coastal areas and large cities where the number and severity of large-scale natural disasters is increasing due to natural and technological disasters, climate change, and other natural and manmade stressors. This book provides a guide to disaster epidemiology methods, helping researchers, public health practitioners, and governmental policymakers quantify the impact of disaster on the health of individuals and communities. Further, the book explains how public health surveillance, rapid assessments, and epidemiologic studies can be conducted in the post-disaster setting to prevent injury, illness or death, how to provide accurate and timely information for decision makers, and what needs to be done to improve prevention and mitigation strategies for future disasters.

These methods can also be applied to the study of other types of public health emergencies, such as outbreaks, emerging infectious diseases and refugee health. This book gives public health practitioner and researcher the tools they need to conduct epidemiological studies in a disaster setting and can also be used as a reference or as part of a course.

Jennifer A Horney (Author)