Research Catalog

Title

Older persons in emergencies : an active ageing perspective / World Health Organization.

Author

World Health Organization.

Publication

Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, ©2008.

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Details

Description

iv, 43 pages : illustrations, charts; 27 cm

Summary

In collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada and Help the Aged (UK), the World Health Organization commissioned case studies in 2006-2007 to examine how older persons fared in conflict-related and naturally caused emergencies in both developed and developing countries -- war, drought, heat wave, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunami, ice storm, wild fires and a nuclear power plant explosion. The report contributes real-life experiences to inform policy and practice makers about the needs and contributions that older people face during emergency and reconstruction phases.--Publisher's description.

Subject

• Older people > Medical care
• Emergency medical services
• Health planning
• Medical emergencies
• Medical policy
• Older people
• Emergency Medical Services
• Health Services for the Aged
• Emergencies
• Health Policy
• Aged
• Health Planning
• emergency medical centers
• elderly
• Serviços médicos de emergência
• Idosos
• Política de saúde
• Serviços de saúde para idosos
• Assistência à saúde

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Natural and conflict-related emergencies in an ageing world -- Emergencies and older people : what have we learned? -- Integrating older persons' needs and contributions in emergencies : an active ageing framework -- The policy response -- Conclusion -- Case studies and data sources.

ISBN

• 9789241563642
• 9241563648

OCLC

• ocn264018281
• 264018281
• SCSB-14654625

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library