Community Emergency Preparedness: A Manual for Managers and Policy-Makers (WHO, 1999, 141 p.): Chapter 3 Vulnerability assessment: References

Community Emergency Preparedness: A Manual for Managers and Policy-Makers (WHO, 1999, 141 p.)

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Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Introduction

Decision-making for emergency preparedness

What is emergency preparedness?

Community participation

Project management

Summary

References

Chapter 2 Policy development

Policy

Emergency preparedness policy

Issues in emergency management policy

Summary

Reference

Chapter 3 Vulnerability assessment

Introduction

The process of vulnerability assessment

The planning group

Hazard identification

Hazard description

Describing the community

Description of effects and vulnerability

Hazard prioritization

Recommending action

Summary

References

Chapter 4 Emergency planning

Introduction

An emergency planning process

Planning group review

Potential problem analysis

Resource analysis

Roles and responsibilities

Management structure

Strategies and systems

Content of community emergency plans

Summary

References

Chapter 5 Training and education

Introduction

A systematic approach to training

Public education

Summary

References

Chapter 6 Monitoring and evaluation

Introduction

Project management

Checklists

Exercises

Summary

Annexes

Annex 1 - Project management

Annex 2 - Hazard description tables

Annex 3 - Emergency preparedness checklists

Annex 4 - Personal protection in different types of emergencies

Selected WHO publications of related interest

References

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