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Surveillance in Emergencies

Surveillance in Emergencies. European Diploma Course in Disaster Medicine Arona, Italy 27 April, 2004 Eric K. Noji, M.D., M.P.H. Senior Policy Advisor for Medical Readiness Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC. Disaster Epidemiology. Assessment and Surveillance

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Surveillance in Emergencies

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  1. Surveillance in Emergencies European Diploma Course in Disaster Medicine Arona, Italy 27 April, 2004 Eric K. Noji, M.D., M.P.H. Senior Policy Advisor for Medical Readiness Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC

  2. Disaster Epidemiology • Assessment and Surveillance • Injury and disease profiles • Research methodologies • Disaster management • Vulnerability and hazard assessment

  3. Priority Public Health Interventions • Surveillance and Health Information Systems • Water and Sanitation • Communicable Disease Control • Immunization • Nutrition

  4. Rapid Needs Assessment The collection of subjective and objective information, limited in time, performed in acute situations, which requires immediate action to be taken to respond to the basic requirements of the affected population

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