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Assessing Emergency Response Training Needs of Local Environmental Health Professionals and The Role of Environmental Health in Disaster Management: A Qualitative Study of Australian Experiences Disaster Field Manual CCDEH Disaster Preparedness Technical Advisory Committee (2004) Prepared by a committee of the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health, the Disaster Field Manual will be a useful guide for the environmental health professional in the wake of a major disaster. It provides an excellent overview of the key response and recovery options that environmental health professionals need to consider to make prompt and informed decisions. While the manual is not intended to serve as disaster response plan, it can supplement existing plans with the information an environmental health practitioner most needs while responding to a disaster. Topics include (as they relate to disasters) * water, * food, * liquid waste/sewage, * solid waste disposal, * housing/mass-care shelters, * vector control Vector control is any method to limit or eradicate the vectors of vector born diseases, for which the pathogen (e.g. virusor parasite) is transmitted by a vector which can be mammals, birds or arthropods, especially insects, and more specifically mosquitoes. , * hazardous materials, * medical waste, and * responding to a radiological incident. The manual is made of water-resistant paper and is small enough to fit in a pocket, making it useful in the field. 149 pages, hardcover. Member: $35. Nonmember: $45. Catalog #535. Public Health Issues in Disaster Preparedness: Focus on Bioterrorism Edited by Lloyd F. Novick, M.D., M.P.H. and John Marr, M.D., M.P.H. (2003) This book makes recommendations that can help increase preparedness in emergency situations. It is intended for use by government agencies, public and private corporations, and the general public. Highlights of this reference include a description of the planning and communication elements necessary to reduce the risk to the population, and outline of the technical aspects of bioterrorism agents, and a discussion of the mental health effects of disaster. 150 pages, softcover soft·cov·er adj. Not bound between hard covers: softcover books; a softcover edition. . Member: $81. Nonmember: $89. Catalog #1020. The Public Health Consequences of Disasters Edited by Eric K. Noji (1997) This illustrated book summarizes the most pertinent information about the public health impact of disasters. Its four sections deal with general issues, geophysical events, weather-related problems, and human-generated disasters. 468 pages, hardcover Member: $70. Nonmember: $77. Catalog#583. Cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidiosis Definition Cryptosporidiosis refers to infection by the sporeforming protozoan known as Cryptosporidia. Protozoa are a group of parasites that infect the human intestine, and include the better known Giardia. Outbreak in a Nassau County, Florida Nassau County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 57,663. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 64,747 [1]. Its county seat is Fernandina Beach, Florida6. , Return Travel Group from Ireland, May 24, 2006--June 2, 2006 Cryptosporidium cryptosporidium (krĭp'tōspərĭd`ēəm), genus of protozoans having at least four species; they are waterborne parasites that cause the disease cryptosporidiosis. and Cryptosporidiosis Ronald Fayer (1997) Recognition of cryptosporidiosis and the organisms associated with it has evolved. What started as isolated observations of infections in animals grew to an examination of occasional pathogens in immunocompromised immunocompromised /im·mu·no·com·pro·mised/ (-kom´pro-mizd) having the immune response attenuated by administration of immunosuppressive drugs, by irradiation, by malnutrition, or by certain disease processes (e.g., cancer). animals and humans, and then to the study of ubiquitous worldwide infections. The literature and diversity of I subject matter associated with this disease have grown enormously. The first chapter of this book summarizes much of the data on taxonomy, life cycles, morphology, host species, and control methods from Fayer's earlier book, Cryptosporidiosis of Man and Animals. The nine subsequent chapters reflect subject areas that have been emphasized in the scientific literature and that have been of greatest concern to the public health, medical, veterinary, and research communities, namely, diagnosis, epidemiology, waterborne events, prevention and treatment, immunity, biochemistry, cultivation, laboratory animal models, and molecular biology molecular biology, scientific study of the molecular basis of life processes, including cellular respiration, excretion, and reproduction. The term molecular biology was coined in 1938 by Warren Weaver, then director of the natural sciences program at the Rockefeller . This book serves as a guide for research biologists, public health workers, physicians, veterinarians Veterinarians and veterinary surgeons (vets) are medical professionals who operate exclusively on animals. Well-known and notable veterinarians include:
supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. , and recreational water. 288 pages, hardcover. Member: $1787. Nonmember: $195. Catalog #678. Epidemiology for Public Health Practice--Third Edition Robert H. Friis, Ph.D. and Thomas Sellers, Ph.D., M.P.H. (2004) Epidemiologic speculations and research findings increasingly blaze across media headlines and heighten anxiety among the public. Understanding the foundations of such news can be daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin . Now in its third edition, Epidemiology for Public Health Practice has become a favorite textbook for undergraduate and graduate students new to epidemiology by providing a comprehensive look at all major topics--from study designs and descriptive epidemiology descriptive epidemiology see descriptive epidemiology. to quantitative measures and terminology. Distinguishing itself from other texts with its accessible writing style and immediacy of information presented, the third edition has been extensively revised, with updated data and statistics essential to understanding the importance of epidemiology to public health. 640 pages, softcover. Member: $75. Nonmember: $81. Catalog #572. Essential Epidemiology: Principles and Applications William A. Oleckno (2002) This comprehensive, user-friendly, academically sound textbook covers the basic principles and methods of epidemiology in a way that will appeal to a broad range of undergraduate and graduate students in the health profession. Beyond its clear, concise writing, Essential Epidemiology offers unique pedagogic ped·a·gog·ic also ped·a·gog·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of pedagogy. 2. Characterized by pedantic formality: a haughty, pedagogic manner. aids, such as an algorithm to help students identify epidemiologic study epidemiologic study A study that compares 2 groups of people who are alike except for one factor, such as exposure to a chemical or the presence of a health effect; the investigators try to determine if any factor is associated with the health effect designs, a discussion of problems students typically encounter in calculating and interpreting incidence rates, and annotated step-by-step solutions to numerical problems. In addition, the text introduces topics sometimes ignored in other texts, such as hybrid studies, the controversy surrounding the use of hypothesis testing hypothesis testing In statistics, a method for testing how accurately a mathematical model based on one set of data predicts the nature of other data sets generated by the same process. versus confidence intervals, and the differences between rate and risk measurements. 368 pages, softcover. Member: $41. Nonmember: $45. Catalog #1052. |
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