 |  | Coping with Natural Disasters: The Role of Local Health Personnel and the Community: Working guide (WHO - OMS, 1989, 108 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Acknowledgements |
| | Introduction. An active role for communities and their health personnel |
|  | PART I. The disaster |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Chapter 1. Community rescue operations |
| | Fear |
| | Panic |
| | Rescue operations |
| | Reception at the health centre or hospital |
| | Chapter 2. The tasks of the local health personnel |
| | Organizing the health centre or hospital to meet the emergency |
| | Triage |
| | Emergency care |
| | PART II. The aftermath |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Chapter 3. Action by the community |
| | The coordination committee |
| | Assessment of requirements |
| | Outside assistance |
| | Coordination of groups from outside |
| | Family groupings |
| | Temporary shelter and sanitation |
| | Displaced persons |
| | Monitoring food supplies |
| | Food distribution |
| | Dealing with the dead |
| | Dealing with animals |
| | Post-disaster development |
| | Chapter 4. Action by the local health personnel |
| | Post-disaster health problems and the organization of the local health personnel |
| | Monitoring the community’s health status |
| | Vaccinations |
| | Nutrition |
| | Health education and sanitation |
| | Mental health |
| | Vulnerable groups |
| | Periodic reports by the local health personnel |
| | PART III. Preventing and alleviating the consequences of disasters |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Chapter 5. Action by the community |
| | Analysis of past experience |
| | Information on disasters |
| | Some information on natural disasters |
| | Knowledge of the risks and the resources |
| | Evacuation of the population |
| | Twinning |
| | Exercises and activities to promote community preparedness |
| | Basic education |
| | Chapter 6. Action by the local health personnel |
| | Essential professional qualities of local health personnel for coping with disasters |
| | Improving certain professional skills |
| | Preparation of the health centre or hospital |
| | The training of voluntary health workers |
| | Preparedness activities for the population |
| | ANNEXES |
| | Annex 1. Diseases to be monitored when people are housed in temporary shelters |
| | Annex 2. Specimen record card for use by person in charge of family grouping in preparing health report in collaboration with local health personnel |
| | Annex 3. Nutrition |
| | Recommended daily energy and protein intakes for healthy individuals1 |
| | Weight-for-height1 |
| | Arm-circumference-for-height, young children (both sexes)1, 2 |
| | Indicators of likely need for a supplementary feeding programme (SFP)1 |
| | Annex 4. What to do in an earthquake |
| | Annex 5. Mercalli scale of earthquake intensities (MS)1 |
| | Annex 6. Community risk maps |
| | Annex 7. The signs of danger in disaster-damaged buildings |
| | Annex 8. Resource maps |
| | Annex 9. Medical equipment of the health centre or hospital for coping with a disaster |
| | Annex 10. Outline schedules for self-evaluation in the event of disaster |
| | Annex 11. The League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (LORCS) |
| | Annex 12. A short reading list for local health personnel1 |
