Management of Health Crisis as a result of Earthquake in Province D.I. Yogyakarta and Central Java in Indonesia on May 27th, 2006
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2001, 79 (4)
EVALUATION REPORT. This report is a synthesis of the evaluation of UNICEF's response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Indonesia that was undertaken in August 2008 to July 2009. The evaluation assessed UNICEF's response in four sectors where it had major involvement: child protection; basic educat...ion; water, sanitation and hygiene; and child and maternal health and nutrition.
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В этой главе представлены модели, которые позволяют провести различия между разнообразными типами поведенческих, эмоциональных и социальных проблем, встречающи...хся у детей (для краткости мы употребляем слова «ребенок», «дети» и «детство» для описания возраста от рождения до 18 лет). Используемое нами понятие «модели», включает в себя официальные нозологии (т.е. классификации расстройств), такие как Международная классификация болезней (МКБ) Всемирной организации здравоохранения и Руководство по диагностике и статистике психических расстройств (DSM – Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders) Американской психиатрической ассоциации (2000).
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This six-day training is intended for case managers/community health volunteers/field supervisors who help households affected by HIV in India.
In the context of health, stigma is the negative association between a person or group of people who share certain characteristics and a specific disease. In an outbreak, this may mean people are labeled, stereotyped, discriminated against, treated ...separately, and/or experience loss of status because of a perceived link with a disease.
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In response to the first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported on the continent, many African Union Member States implemented large-scale public health and social measures (PHSM) rapidly. These measures were aimed at reducing transmi...ssion and the number of new cases being reported, protecting the most vulnerable populations, and allowing time for countries to ramp up critical healthcare and diagnostic services. While these quick actions bought time for Member States, the negative socio-economic impacts are being felt widely, and countries are now exploring how best to ease these measures back while still managing the outbreak.
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This guide contains recommendations for health and safety practices and approaches to COVID-19 prevention, based on materials developed by many organisations.
Lancet Glob Health 2020Published OnlineNovember 27, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30449-6
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Growth in the number of individuals living with dementia underscores the need for public health planning eff...orts and policy to address the needs of this group. Country-level estimates can be used to inform national planning efforts and decisions. Multifaceted approaches, including scaling up interventions to address modifiable risk factors and investing in research on biological mechanisms, will be key in addressing the expected increases in the number of individuals affected by dementia.
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The Public Health Burden of Commercial Tobacco Use
The burden of disease and death from commercial tobacco* use in the United States is
overwhelmingly caused by cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products.
The Public Health Burden of Secondhand Exposure to Commercial Tobacco Smoke Secondhand smoke, the combination of smoke from burning commercial tobacco* products and the smoke breathed out by a person who is smoking, is deadly.
A manual intended for use by Men As Partners (MAP) educators in facilitating workshops on male involvement in reproductive health. Contains a variety of interactive educational activities on such topics as gender and sexuality, male and female sexua...l health, HIV and AIDS, and other sexually transmitted infections, relationships, and violence, as well as general resources for facilitators.
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Globalization and Health 2012, 8:15
Profile of health crisis response within potential areas of natural disaster in Indonesia : District of Mukomuko
Profile of health crisis response within potential areas of natural disaster in Indonesia : District of Sikka, Indonesia
Guidelines for health human resource management (HRM) in disaster management in Indonesia
This course describes the health effects of war, weapons and strategies of violent conflict. Beginning with weapons of mass destruction it then moves on to other weapons and strategies of war such as the use of landmines and mass rape. The course co...ncludes with a number of lessons which give an historical and practical analysis of the response of health professional groups to war and militarisation.
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This guideline is for:
• health and care practitioners
• health and care staff involved in planning and delivering services
• commissioners.
The recommendations bring together:
• existi...ng national and international guidance and policies
• advice from specialists working in the NHS from across the UK. These include people with
expertise and experience of treating patients for the specific health conditions covered by the
guidance during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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