Prepared for what? Addressing the disaster readiness gap beyond preparedness for survival

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Gowan, Monica E ^a   Sloan, Jeff A ^b   Kirk, Ray C ^c  

^a Independent Consultant   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Disaster resilience; Evacuation; Hazards; Health outcomes; Health promotion; Natural disasters; Preparedness; Prevention; Risk perception; Self management

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AWARENESS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84946963026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-2440-8     Document Type: Review

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