The public health system response to the 2008 Sichuan province earthquake
A literature review and interviews
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This paper describes and analyses the public health system response to the deadly earthquake in Sichuan province, China, in May 2008. Drawing on an experiential learning project consisting of a literature review and field research, including a series of interviews with medical and public health professionals, policy‐makers and first responders, a conceptual framework was developed to describe the response. This approach emphasises the pre‐existing preparedness level of the medical and public health systems, as well as social, economic and geo‐political factors that had an impact on mitigation efforts. This framework was used to conduct post‐disaster analyses addressing major response issues and examining methods employed during the public health response to the disaster. This framework could be used to describe and analyse the emergency response to other disasters
China · Conceptual framework · Disaster response · Emergency management · Emergency response · Environmental health · Experiential learning · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Preparedness · Public health · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Nursing · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
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