Management of health programmes: Emergency preparedness
Tools and guidelines
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Fifth Futures Forum on Rapid Response Decision-Making Tools
WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2004
Extreme weather events; chemical and biological threats; policy tools identified
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Tools and References for Emergency Health Management
Health Action in Crisis
Templates for forms and reports; technical hazard sheets; manuals and guidelines
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Module 4: Studying Health Status and Needs Assessment
Analysing Disrupted Health Sectors - A Toolkit, Health Action in Crisis
Assessing the health status in an emergency; mortality; malnutritian; health care for displaced populations
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Module 8: Studying Management Systems
Analysing Disrupted Health Sectors - A Toolkit, Health Action in Crisis
Assessing battered management systems; management structures; changes in management practice induced by crisis; managing aid; assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of health service delivery; procurement arrangements; regulation; decentralisation in a battered health sector; revamping crippled management systems; assessing existing; capacity; capacity building
(Web page with links to topics - click on the underlined headings to see the details)
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State of Florida, Recommended Core Competencies & Planning / Mitigation Strategies For Hospital Personnel
2004, Florida Domestic Security Oversight Board
Hospital core competencies by personnel level and by hazard type; planning and mitigation strategies; personnel training matrix overview and worksheet; incident command system flowchart
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Participatory Vulnerability Analysis: A step by step guide to field staff
Ethlet Chiwaka and Roger Yates, 2004, ActionAid International
Hazard, exposure, risk analysis; dimensions of vulnerability; human security; vulnerability and poverty; preparation for assessment; step by step outline.
(35 pages, pdf 189kb) - Oxfam Conflict and Natural Disasters Website