Mitigation - Disaster Mitigation Guidelines for Hospitals and other Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean (Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), 1992, 76 p.): References

Mitigation - Disaster Mitigation Guidelines for Hospitals and other Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean (Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), 1992, 76 p.)

		(introduction...)
		Chapter 1: Scope and objectives
		Chapter 2: The nature of natural hazards in commonwealth Caribbean countries
		Chapter 3: The critical nature of health care facilities in disaster mitigation
		Chapter 4: Design considerations for natural hazards
		Chapter 5: Designing new health care facilities for multiple hazards
		Chapter 6: Retrofitting of health care facilities for multiple hazards
		Annex 1: modified Mercalli intensity scale
		Annex 2: sample form for vulnerability analysis
		Annex 3: checklist
		References
		Recommended reading

References

1. Caribbean Uniform Building Code (CUBIC), Caribbean Community Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana, 1985.

2. PAHO Disaster Report No. 2 Jan. 1983 - "Report on Disasters and Emergency Preparedness for Jamaica, St. Vincent and Dominica".

3. PAHO Disaster Report No. 5 - "Hurricane Gilbert in Jamaica: Sept 1988".

4. Paper read at CARICAD Workshop on Health Care Financing, Jan 1985. Winston Cox: "National Problems in Financing the Health and Social Sectors"

5. Alister McIntyre: "Developing Tourism" - Caribbean Affairs Vol. 1 No. 1 Jan March 1988.

6. Barbados Water Resources Study, 1977-78.

7. Federal Reserve Management Agency Earthquakes Hazard Reduction Series 35 FEMA 150, 1987 - "Seismic Considerations: Health Care Facilities".

8. Veterans Administration: "Study to Establish Seismic Protection Provisions for Furniture, Equipment and Supplies for VA Hospitals" - Office of Construction, Washington D.C., Feb 1980.