Integrating Health Into Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies: Key Considerations for Success

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 internatio...

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Published in:	American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 104; no. 10; pp. 1811 - 1816
Main Authors:	Dar, Osman, Buckley, Emmeline J., Rokadiya, Sakib, Huda, Qudsia, Abrahams, Jonathan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Public Health Association 01.10.2014
Subjects:	At risk populations Commentaries Disaster management Disaster Planning - economics Disaster Planning - organization & administration Disaster risk Disasters Earthquakes Emergency preparedness Foreign policy Global Health Health Health Care Rationing Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Policy Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration Health Status Humans International organizations International policy Mainstreaming Mental Health Other Environment Pandemics Policy Population growth Prevention Primary care Public health Resilience Risk Risk Factors Risk reduction Risk Reduction Behavior Sanitation Social development Society Strategies Success Vulnerable Populations World population
ISSN:	0090-0036, 1541-0048, 1541-0048
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