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American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 86, Issue 9 1207-1210, Copyright © 1996 by American Public Health Association

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Disasters, the environment, and public health: improving our response.

J N Logue

Division of Environmental Health Assessment, Bureau of Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg 17120, USA.

Natural and human-made disasters continue to adversely affect all areas of the world in both predictable and unpredictable ways. To highlight the importance of natural disasters, the United Nations declared the 1990s the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. This paper considers the public health response to disasters. It highlights environmental health issues and approaches since disasters are extreme environmental events, and it reviews developments relating to capacity building, training, and collaboration. Although progress is noted, a comprehensive federal or academic approach is not evident in the United States and the proper linkage to environmental health is lacking. With the International Decade now half over, public health professionals and others involved with disaster management should reflect on progress made to date and goals for the future.




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