TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chandra,Anita
ED  - United States.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Building community resilience to disasters: a way forward to enhance national health security 
T2  - Technical report
AV  - RA645.5 .B85 2011eb
U1  - 362.18 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Santa Monica, Calif.
PB  - RAND Health
KW  - Disaster medicine
KW  - Emergency management
KW  - Citizen participation
KW  - Social networks
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - "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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10456444
ER  -