Citation

Lichterman JD. Public Health Rep. (1974) 2000; 115(2-3): 262-265.

Affiliation

Emergency Management Group, Inc., Grass Valley, California, USA. joshemgi@quiknet.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Association of Schools of Public Health)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10968766

PMCID

PMC1308723

Abstract

Natural and technological disasters present significant threats to the public's health. The emergency response capabilities of government and private relief organizations are limited. With a strategy in which residents of urban areas are trained in search and rescue, first aid, fire suppression, care and shelter, emergency communications, and disaster mental health, the community becomes a "resource" rather than a "victim."

Language: en