Demographic Determinants of Disaster Preparedness Behaviors Amongst Tehran Inhabitants, Iran

Disaster preparedness.

Smart Disaster Management Solutions for Risk Mitigation and Preparedness in Tehran, Iran

Background and objective The city of Tehran is facing serious challenges in the field of disaster management due to high population densities and being in a natural disaster-prone area. This study aims to identify the strengths and weaknesses (internal factors) and the opportunities and threats (external factors) of crisis management in Tehran at the stages of risk mitigation and preparedness, ...

Determinants of Stunting in School-Aged Children of Tehran, Iran

BACKGROUND Limited data are available indicating associates of stunting among Iranian children. This study was conducted to investigate determinants of stunting in first grade primary school children of Tehran in 2007. METHOD In this case-control study, 3147 school children were selected by multistage cluster random sampling method from 5 districts of Tehran. Anthropometric measurements were ...

Community emergency/disaster preparedness.

Influences of Preparedness Knowledge and Beliefs on Household Disaster Preparedness.

In response to concern about strengthening the nation's ability to protect its population and way of life (i.e., security) and ability to adapt and recover from emergencies (i.e., resilience), the President of the United States issued Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness (PPD-8) (1). Signed on March 30, 2011, PPD-8 is a directive for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to...