Background: Millions of children are affected by disasters every year. Children need not be passive victims, however, but instead may contribute to disaster risk reduction activities. Objective: This paper provides a theoretical foundation for children's involvement in disaster risk reduction activities. Method: The paper reviews and analyses the literature on children's participation, on their...

This is a summary of the presentations and discussion by the panel that addressed issues with Water, Sanitation, Food Safety, and Environmental Health during the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04-06 May 2005. The topics discussed included issues related to water, sanitation, food safety, and enviro...

Hospitals and health facilities play a crucial role in providing health services for their communities, in particular during crises and emergencies. Well prepared and disaster resilient hospitals are therefore essential to be able to meet the increased demands for life saving services in large scale emergencies, which can quickly overwhelm the surge capacity and functional safety of the hospita...

Populations affected by disaster increase the demand on emergency response and public health systems and on acute care hospitals, often causing disruptions of services. Household preparedness measures, such as having a 3-day supply of food, water, and medication and a written household evacuation plan, can improve a population's ability to cope with service disruption, decreasing the number of ...

in the communities come in all the shapes and sizes. Some impact a small number of people and put intense demands on the health system for a short period. Others may involve a large number of casualties but reach a plateau only after a latent period, placing heavy continuing demands on the health system. For some natural disasters like hurricanes, floods and volcanoes-hospitals are likely to re...

Afetler, öngörülemeyen bir zamanda toplumun günlük ya?am?n? olumsuz etkileyen ve genellikle sa?l?k hizmeti ihtiyac?na yol açan olaylard?r. Bu çal??man?n amac? ara?t?rmaya kat?lan personellerinin afet acil durumlar için haz?rl?kl? olma durumunun, kendi görü?leri do?rultusunda de?erlendirilmesidir. ara?t?rma tan?mlay?c? çal??ma olup verileri, ara?t?rmac?lar taraf?ndan olu?turulan anket ile toplan...