Citation
(2001), "Disaster medicine and mental health", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 10 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2001.07310cag.009
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited
Disaster medicine and mental health
Disaster medicine and mental health
Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC)http://www.pwsrcac.org
In the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) sponsored research to learn how to mitigate the psychological and sociological impacts of a major oil spill or other technological disaster. Their mitigation strategies are contained in the guidebook Coping with Technological Disasters. The guidebook was developed because of the council's need for a human impacts "contingency plan", and it provides a framework for communities to deal with the mental health issues of a catastrophic oil spill or other technological calamity. The guidebook and its appendices can be viewed at the address above, or the two-volume set can be purchased for $40.00 from the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council, 3709 Spenard Road, Anchorage, AK 99503; Tel: (907) 277 7222; Fax: (907) 277 4523; E-mail: kaaihue@anch.pwsrcac.org
World Health Organization (WHO) Protection of the Human Environment (PEH)http://www.who.int/peh/http://www.who.int/peh/air/vegetation-fires.htm
Via the second Web address above, the World Health Organization (WHO) Protection of the Human Environment (PEH) Program offers Health Guidelines for Vegetation Fire Events, a document describing wildfires generally, discussing the health problems related to fire-caused air pollution, and laying out guidelines for public health preparedness for and response to this problem. Besides bounteous information on the wildfire health hazard, the document provides an extensive bibliography, a list of acronyms, a glossary, and ten other appendices with additional information.