Bookedited by David Townes, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Mike Gerber, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Mark Anderson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Summary: "The fields of Global Health and Global Emergency Medicine have attracted increased interest and study. There has been tremendous growth in the educational opportunities around humanitarian emergencies, however educational resources have not yet followed the same growth. This book corrects this trend, offering a comprehensive single resource dedicated to health in humanitarian emergencies. Providing an introduction to the public health principles of response to humanitarian emergencies, the text also emphasizes the need to coordinate the public health and emergency clinical response within the architecture of the greater response effort. With contributing authors among some of the world's leading health experts and policy influencers in the field, the content is based on best practices, peer reviewed evidence and expert consensus. The text acts as a resource to clinical and public health practitioners, graduate level students, and individuals working in response to humanitarian emergencies for government agencies, international agencies, and NGOs."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Section 1. Humanitarian emergencies
Introduction to humanitarian emergencies / Mark Anderson and Michael Gerber
History of humanitarian emergencies / Mark Anderson, Kristin Becknell, and Joanna Taliano
Who's who in humanitarian emergencies / Cyrus Shahpar and Thomas D. Kirsch
Response to humanitarian emergencies / David A. Townes, Andre Griekspoor, Peter Mala, Ian Norton, and Anthony D. Redmond
Epidemiology / Christine Dubray and Debarati Guha-Sapir
Ethics / Barbara Tomczyk and Aun Lor
section 2. Public health principles
Needs assessments / Richard Garfield, Johan von Schreeb, Anneli Eriksson, and Patrice Chataigner
Survyes / Oleg O. Bilukha, Olivier Degomme, and Eva Leidman
Surveillance / Farah Husain and Peter Mala
Monitoring and evaluation / Goldie MacDonald, Lori A. Wingate, and Susan Temporado Cookson
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) / Nicole Weber, Anu Rajasingham, Molly Patrick, Andrea Martinsen, and Thomas Handzel
Nutrition / Leisel E. Talley and Erin Boyd
Food security / Silke Pietzsch, Leisel E. Talley, and Carlos Navarro-Colorado
Reproductive health / Barbara Tomczyk, Diane Morof, and Malcolm Potts
Protection / Wendy Wheaton, Dabney P. Evans, and Mark Anderson
Vaccine-preventable diseases / Eugene Lam, Henri Van Hombergh, Allen Gidraf Kahindo Maina, Lisandro Torre, and Muireann Brennan
Camp management / Paul J. Giannone, Mohamed Hilmi, and Mark Anderson
Shelter and settlements / Charles A. Setchell, Eddie J. Argeñal, LeGrand L. Malany, and Paul J. Giannone
Logistics / Rebecca Turner, Travis Vail Betz, George A. Roark, and Darrell Morris Lester
Disaster risk reduction / Lise D. Martel, Qudsia Huda, Kimberly M. Hanson, and Ali Ardalan
section 3. Illness and injury
Acute respiratory infection / Nina Marano and Jamal A. Ahmed
Diarrheal disease / Ciara O'Reilly, Kathryn Alberti, David Olson, and Eric Mintz
HIV / Kevin R. Clarke and Nathan Ford
Malaria in humanitarian emergencies / Holly Williams, Marian Schilperoord, David A. Townes, and S. Patrick Kachur
Acute malnutrition / Carlos Navarro-Colorado, Eva Leidman, and Maureen L. Gallagher
Measles / Eugene Lam, Allen Gidraf Kahindo Maina, Lisandro Torre, Muireann Brennan, and James L. Goodson
Meningococcal disease / Sarah Mbaeyi, Amanda Cohn, and Matthew Coldiron
Mental health / Barbara Lopes Cardozo and Richard Francis Mollica
Tuberculosis / Michelle Gayer and Susan Temporado Cookson
Injuries and trauma / Benjamin Levy, David Sugerman, Mark Anderson, and Charles Mock
Noncommunicable diseases / Bayard Roberts, Holly Williams, and Sonia Angell.