Disaster Epidemiology Methods and Applications

• Other Authors: Horney, Jennifer A.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: San Diego, United States Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc 2018
• Subjects: Disaster Medicine > methods; Epidemiologic Methods
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Disaster Epidemiology: Methods and Applications applies the core methods of epidemiological research and practice to the assessment of the short- and long-term health effects of disasters. The persistent movement of people and economic development to regions vulnerable to natural disasters, as well...

Table of Contents:

• History of disaster epidemiology: 1960-2015 / Jennifer A. Horney
• Method: surveillance / Kahler Stone, Jennifer A. Horney
• Vignette: veterans health affairs, veterans, and disasters / Tiffany Radcliffe, Aram Dobalian, Karen Chu
• Applications: using information systems to improve surveillance during disasters / Laura Edison, Karl Soetebier, Hope Dishman
• Applications: shelter surveillance / Rebecca J. Heick
• Vignette: postdisaster carbon monoxide surveillance / Kanta Sircar, Dorothy Sterns
• Applications: diaster-related mortality surveillance / Rebecca S. Noe
• Methods: study designs in disaster epidemiology / Latasha A. Allen, Jennifer A. Horney
• Applications: community assessment for public health emergency response / Amy H. Schnall, Amy Wolkin, Tesfaye M. Bayleyegn
• Applications: assessment of chemical exposures / Maureen F. Orr, Mary Anne Duncan
• Vignette: geothermal venting and emergency preparedness- Lake County, California / Svetlana Smorodinsky, Tracy Barreau, Jason Wilken
• Vignette: CASPER inresponse to a slow-moving disaster - the California drought / Svetlana Smorodinsky, Jason Wilken, Tracy Barreau
• Methods: questionnaire development and interviewing techniques / Amy H. Schnall, Amy Wolkin, Nicole Nakata
• Vignette: Investigating foodborne outbreaks / Marilyn Felkner, Vanessa Cantu, Kevin McClaran
• Applications: social vulnerability to disaster (Hampton and Hertford Counties - Isabel) / Danielle Spurlock
• Applications: emergency responder health monitoring and surveillance / Renée H. Funk
• Vignette: experiences working with ebola virus disease and pregnancy in Sierra Leone, 2014 / Jonetta Johnson Mpofu, Michelle Dynes
• Methods: data analysis for disaster epidemiology / Ashley Conley
• Applications: biosurveillance, biodefense, and biotechnology / Coya C. Allen
• Vignette: climate change effects on flooding during Hurricane Sandy (2012) / Joel C. Dietrich
• Vignette: disasters and chronic medical conditions / Pamela Allweiss
• Applications: disaster communication and community engagement / Jennifer C. Beggs
• Vignette from recent responses: Roseburg, Oregon mass shooting / Akiko M. Saito
• What can disaster epidemiology contribute to building resilient communities? / Jennifer A. Horney.