02534nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10456444 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110204s2011 caua sb 000 0 eng d 2011005483 9780833052094 (e-book) 9780833051950 (pbk.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)709606804 RA645.5 .B85 2011eb 362.18 22 Building community resilience to disasters [electronic resource] : a way forward to enhance national health security / Anita Chandra ... [et al.]. Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Health, 2011. xxiii, 78 p. : ill. Technical report "Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services." Includes bibliographical references. Introduction -- Definition and application of community resilience -- Wellness : promote population health before and after an incident, including behavioral health -- Access : ensure access to high-quality health, behavioral health, and social resources and services -- Education : ensure ongoing information to the public about preparedness, risks, and resources before, during, and after a disaster -- Engagement : promote participatory decisionmaking in planning, response, and recovery activities -- Self-sufficiency : enable and support individuals and communities to assume responsibility for their preparedness -- Partnership : develop strong partnerships within and between government and other organizations -- Quality : collect, analyze, and utilize data to monitor and evaluate progress on building community resilience -- Efficiency : leverage existing community resources for maximum use and effectiveness -- Future directions : implementation, measurement, and next steps. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Disaster medicine. Emergency management Citizen participation. Social networks. Electronic books. local Chandra, Anita. United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services. ebrary, Inc. Technical report (Rand Corporation) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10456444 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 123324 123324