Health & health facilities

Capacity of health systems to anticipate, mitigate and manage situations arising from natural and man-made hazards, including biological hazards.

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The aim of this scoping review was to explore the practical considerations of implementing crisis standards of care in intensive care units during patient surges resulting from disasters.
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This text provides a scoping literature review of learnings from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic commissioned by WHO to inform operational priorities for future respiratory pathogen pandemic preparedness.
Man from South Korea walking through the streets waring a face mask for COVID-19 protection
Recognizing our interconnected health, there have been increased calls for primary pandemic prevention, which focuses on reducing the chance of an outbreak occurring by preventing the spread of pathogens from animals to people.
Conversation Media Group, the
A study of drug prescriptions before and after major blazes in California indicates that fires affect people's medication needs.
University of Washington
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This study demonstrates how the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Public Health System Resilience Scorecard provides methods for identifying, ranking, and prioritizing a set of strategies for strengthening the resilience of public health systems.
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This landmark report brings together multiple sources of data and analyses to describe the impacts of climate change on population health.
Public health recommendations during smoke events tend to provide general advice, and don’t often include advice specifically geared at children who are uniquely vulnerable to bushfire smoke.
Conversation Media Group, the
Recent research has brought to light the very high increase in premature births and the severe health outcomes children face due to the impacts of extreme climate change.
Earth.com

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