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Disaster Public Health and Older People

Call no.: : 363.3480846/CHA
Author: : Emily Ying Yang Chan
Contributor: : Katherine anak Alek
Summary: Using lessons learned from past disasters, this book aimed students and professionals working in the fields of disaster medicine, disaster public health, humanitarian studies, gerontology, and geriatrics. Topics covered range from the health impact of disasters on older people and response to their post-disaster health needs, to disaster preparedness, disease prevention, healthy ageing, global policy developments and the contributions of older people in disaster contexts.