s: Thematic Session : Disaster, Development And Governance 1 THEMATIC SESSION D1: DISASTER, DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE Chairperson: Dr. P. L. Sanjeeva Reddy Director, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi

No conceivable definition of public health can fail to include defense against atomic attack. The very word "public" implies a series of problems facing numerous individuals more or less simultaneously; "health" means the prevention of death or illness and the restoration of the afflicted. The millions in our possible target areas are the "public," and the 100,000 to 500,000 possible casualties...

Ethical issues in Technological disaster: A systematic review of literature Introduction: Industrialization could bring risk of Technological Disaster (TD) such as happened in Chernobyl, Bhopal and Fukushima crisis. little has been discussed about its related ethical issues. In this study, we aimed to investigate ethical issues have been stated for technological disasters. Material and Methods:...

In a meta analysis of media and disaster it was observed that when the media and public health professionals work closely together, informing and educating the public with accurate information, beneÞ cial effects can be achieved and the wellbeing of the disaster community can be enhanced. However, only a few studies actually examined associations between the media and health problems following ...

After-action reports detailing the preparation, response, and outcomes after large tornadoes are sparse in the medical literature. Thus, the retrospective report by Ablah and colleagues1 in this issue of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, documenting the EF5 tornado that devastated Greensburg, KS, in May 2007, is a timely and important contribution to the growing disaster medicin...

The link between natural disasters and subsequent fungal infections in disaster-affected persons has been increasingly recognized. Fungal respiratory conditions associated with disasters include coccidioidomycosis, and fungi are among several organisms that can cause near-drowning pneumonia. Wound contamination with organic matter can lead to post-disaster skin and soft tissue fungal infections...

It’s been 1 year since the American Medical Association closed the Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health and stopped supporting its preparedness and response programs. To ensure the continuation and potential growth of these programs as vital components of the evolving discipline of disaster medicine and public health, 2 major transitions were undertaken. The first was to revise the Na...

The Bandar Bushehr, Iran earthquake of April 9, 2013 gravely illustrates how disaster-prone areas of the world are compounding their risk of disaster and major public health emergencies when there is a geographical convergence of natural and technological hazards. Scientists must emphasize to policy makers that ever-increasing regional industrialization and the broader introduction of nuclear f...

During a recent natural disaster public health staff required timely and comprehensive surveillance of priority health conditions, including injury, mental health disorders and selected infectious diseases, to inform response and recovery activities. Although traditional surveillance is of value in such settings it is constrained by a focus on notifiable conditions and delays in reporting. The ...