Disaster Mitigation Guidelines for Hospitals and other Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean (PAHO, 1992, 76 pages)

Disaster Mitigation Guidelines for Hospitals and other Health Care Facilities in the Caribbean (PAHO, 1992, 76 pages)

		(introductory text...)
		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