Recommendations for public health protection against flood disaster

Wenjing Yang; Yujing Zhang; Xu Yan; Dan YE; Jiao Wang; Yan Liao; Yuyan Yang; Wei Zhang; Zhe Wang; Zhiqiang Wang; Shunqing XU; Xianliang Wang

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Recommendations for public health protection against flood disaster

VernacularTitle: 洪涝灾害公众健康防护建议
Author: Wenjing YANG ¹ ; Yujing ZHANG ¹ ; Xu YAN ¹ ; Dan YE ¹ ; Jiao WANG ¹ ; Yan LIAO ¹ ; Yuyan YANG ¹ ; Wei ZHANG ¹ ; Zhe WANG ² ; Zhiqiang WANG ³ ; Shunqing XU ⁴ ; Xianliang WANG ¹
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1. National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100021, China
2. Center for Health Emergency Response, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
3. Department of Environmental Health, Anhui Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei 230601, China
4. Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Publication Type:Guideline
Keywords: Environmental health; Health Promotion; Flood disaster
From: Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2020;54(2):124-128
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Flood disaster is one of the most serious natural disasters in the world, and it could pose an inestimable impact on the affected people. Based on existing laws, regulations, and emergency manuals in China, extensive literature review, epidemiological and related protection evidence, and expert consultation, this study analyzed different health risk factors of flood disaster and proposed a multi-stage, multi-population, and multi-phase comprehensive protection measures for the public in the perspective of pre-event prevention, in-event intervention and post-event rescue strategy, which could provide a scientific basis for improving the level of public health protection against the flood disaster and corresponding health outcomes.