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Older people in emergencies : considerations for action and policy development

Title
Older people in emergencies : considerations for action and policy development / David Hutton.
Author
Hutton, David.
Publication
Geneva : World Health Organization, ©2008.

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Additional Authors
  • World Health Organization.
  • World Health Organization. Ageing and Life Course Unit.
  • World Health Organization. Family and Community Health.
  • World Health Organization. Emergency Preparedness and Capacity Building.
  • World Health Organization. Department of Health Action in Crises.
Description
iv, 44 pages : illustrations; 30 cm
Summary
Older people have often been overlooked in disasters and conflicts, and their concerns have rarely been addressed by emergency programs or planners. This analysis seeks to highlight factors that particularly affect older people in emergencies, especially health-related concerns, propose a strategy to raise awareness about older people in emergencies and recommend policies and practices to address these considerations.--Publisher's description.
Subject
  • Disaster relief
  • Emergency management
  • Older people > Services for
  • Older disaster victims
  • Medical policy
  • Medical emergencies
  • Disasters
  • Older people
  • Disaster Planning
  • Health Services for the Aged
  • Health Policy
  • Emergencies
  • Disasters
  • Aged
  • Relief Work
  • disaster planning
  • disasters
  • elderly
  • Older people
  • Medical policy
  • Medical emergencies
  • Disaster relief
  • Emergency management
  • Older disaster victims
  • Older people > Services for
Note
  • "Ageing and Life Course (ALC), Family and Community Health (FCH), Emergency Preparedness and Capacity Building (EPC), Health Action in Crisis (HAC)."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-44).
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available via the World Wide Web.
Contents
Introduction -- Vulnerability and health in emergencies -- Economic marginalization -- Social disintegration and marginalization -- The issue of gender -- Capacity and consultation -- Policy and programme implications -- Preparedness phase -- Emergency response and operations phase -- Recovery and transition phase.
ISBN
  • 9789241547390
  • 9241547391
LCCN
2008386990
OCLC
  • ocn221272451
  • 221272451
  • SCSB-1469175
Owning Institutions
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