Full Description
This new volume provides a nuanced look at vulnerable populations before, during, and after disasters. Vulnerable populations include the economically disadvantaged, racial and ethnic minorities, the uninsured, low-income children, the elderly, the homeless, children and young people, and those with other chronic health conditions, including severe mental illness. The chapters will be helpful to those working with these populations as well as for disaster preparedness professionals. The chapters in this book included are broken into five sections, which describe the following topics: Part I of this book delves into the ways policymakers and researchers define vulnerable populations. Part II looks at emergency risk reduction among vulnerable populations, from children to the elderly. Part III explores disaster preparedness strategies for vulnerable people. Part IV discusses the management of disaster responses and communication with the public. Part V consists of assessments of and suggestions for disaster responders helping vulnerable populations.Topics include: * establishing and maintaining a database of vulnerable people * links between financial capacity and preparedness * how to build up and maintain a disaster-resilient nation * how children with disabilities are affected by disasters * developing strategies to redress inequality in disaster risk * addressing special needs students at schools in times of emergency * how the past experiences of older people influence their preparedness for disasters * tools and strategies vital to helping older people with chronic diseases Disaster professionals in countries from around the world share their research and studies on working with vulnerable populations of such disasters as floods, political violence, humanitarian emergencies, the H1N1 pandemic, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and more.
Contents
The Vulnerable People in Emergencies PolicyPlain Sight Don Garlick Preparedness and Vulnerability: An Issue of Equity in Australian Disaster Situations Helen Boon The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and Persons with Disabilities Laura M. Stough and Donghyun Kang A Rights-Based Analysis of Disaster Risk Reduction Framework in Zimbabwe and Its Implications for Policy and Practice Pathias P. Bongo, Paul Chipangura, Mkhokheli Sithole, and Funa Moyo Children with Disabilities and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Review Steve Ronoh, J. C. Gaillard, and Jay Marlowe Disaster Resilience: Can the Homeless Afford It? Danielle Every and Kirrilly Thompson Emergency Planning for Students with Disabilities: A Survey of Australian Schools Lawrence Brown, Helen Boon, and Paul Pagliano Older People and Disaster Preparedness: A Literature Review Victoria Cornell, Lynette Cusack, and Paul Arbon Disaster Preparedness and the Chronic Disease Needs of Vulnerable Older Adults Nancy Aldrich and William F. Benson A Public Health Approach to Address the Mental Health Burden of Youth in Situations of Political Violence and Humanitarian Emergencies Joop T. V. M. de Jong, Lidewyde H. Berckmoes, Brandon A. Kohrt, Suzan J. Song, Wietse A. Tol, and Ria Reis What Have We Learned About Communication Inequalities During the H1N1 Pandemic: A Systematic Review of the Literature Leesa Lin, Elena Savoia, Foluso Agboola, and Kasisomayajula Viswanath Responding to the Deaf in Disasters: Establishing the Need for Systematic Training for State-Level Emergency Management Agencies and Community Organizations Alina Engelman, Susan L. Ivey, Winston Tseng, Donna Dahrouge, Jim Brune, and Linda Neuhauser Child Friendly Spaces: Protecting and Supporting Children in Emergency Response and Recovery Marie Stuart, Fiona Williams, Susan Davie, and Elise Erwin A Cross-Sectional Survey on the Health Status and the Health-Related Quality of Life of the Elderly After Flood Disaster in Bazhong City, Sichuan, China Jun Wu, Jian Xiao, Tong Li, Xiaoshan Li, Huamin Sun, Eric P. F. Chow, Yihua Lu, Tian Tian, Xiaoyan Li, Qi Wang, Xun Zhuang, and Lei Zhang
