Integrating health into disaster risk reduction strategies: Key considerations for success

O. Dar, E.J. Buckley, S. Rokadiya, Q. Huda and J. Abrahams

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 10, 1811-1816

Abstract: The human and financial costs of disasters are vast. In 2011, disasters were estimated to have cost $378 billion worldwide; disasters have affected 64% of the world's population since 1992. Consequently, disaster risk reduction strategies have become increasingly prominent on national and international policy agendas. However, the function of health in disaster risk reduction strategies often has been restricted to emergency response.

Keywords: article; attitude to health; disaster planning; economics; health; health care delivery; health care organization; health status; human; mental health; organization and management; policy; risk factor; risk reduction; vulnerable population, Disaster Planning; Health Care Rationing; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Services Accessibility; Health Status; Humans; Mental Health; Policy; Risk Factors; Risk Reduction Behavior; Vulnerable Populations; World Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302134

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