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Health and Disaster Management Handbook

WebThe Health and Disaster Management Handbook represents the ongoing evolution in thinking and practice in regard to disasters and the health system. The first edition of this …

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Mental health and wellbeing in young adult fire and emergency …

WebIn recent years, increased attention has been given to mental health and wellbeing for fire and emergency services volunteers, which is an essential element of retention and …

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Mental health and wellbeing in young adult fire and …

WebSouth Australian Metropolitan Fire Service Health and Wellbeing study.2 To develop an understanding of recent mental health experiences and support needs, an online survey …

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Transformative scenarios in a climate-challenged world AJEM …

WebThese included poor mental health literacy, stigma and delayed help-seeking due to a lack of confidence in psychological treatments. 1 These barriers increase the potential for …

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Health, Wellbeing and Community Recovery in Fukushima AJEM …

WebThis book, Health, Wellbeing and Community Recovery in Fukushima, is valuable material for any researcher, professional, policy maker or person living with …

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Experiences of heat stress while homeless AJEM Research

WebIntroduction Hot weather and health. The World Health Organization has noted that while heatwaves are among the more dangerous of natural hazards this danger does not …

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Building skills for psychological recovery after disaster

WebThe need for mental health treatment for those who continue to suffer beyond the immediate aftermath of a disaster is also well recognised. For Dr Patricia Watson from …

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Physical disability in disasters AJEM Research

WebThe ability to manage one’s own health condition is a significant challenge during and after a natural disaster (Fox et al. 2010, Good, Phibbs & Williamson 2016, Takahashi & …

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Health, Wellbeing and Community Recovery in Fukushima

Webhealth and wellbeing after complex, cascading or compounding disasters like those experienced in Fukushima and other places in the world. This book, Health, Wellbeing …

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Resilience in NSW: the need for a comprehensive, coherent

WebNSW Health. The Public Health Act 2010 (NSW) defines the responsibilities of the Minister of Health in relation to emergencies. Under this Act, the Minister for Health and Medical …

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Disruptions and mental-health outcomes following Cyclone Debbie

WebDisruptions and mental-health outcomes following Cyclone Debbie. In 2017, areas of northern New South Wales experienced significant flooding as a result of ex-Tropical …

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Answering the call: mental health needs of police and …

WebThe survey was conducted from October 2017 to March 2018 and involved current employees (operational and non-operational), current volunteers and former and retired …

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Understanding the experiences of women in disasters: lessons for …

WebProfessor Paul Arbon AM is a Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor and Director of the Torrens Resilience Initiative and the World Health Organization …

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Using heat refuges in heatwave emergencies AJEM Reports

WebReducing risks to health from current and projected heatwaves depends on physiological acclimatisation and also on planned adaptation by public health officials in concert with …

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Environmental health disaster management: a new approach

WebDr Annie Preston-Thomas is a Public Health Registrar in the Cairns Public Health Unit and a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practice, with over ten years …

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Leadership emotion: how leaders influence employee wellbeing …

WebJournal of Clinical and Health Sciences, vol. 5, no. 1, pp.4–11. Maxfield RJ & Russell EJ 2017, Emergency services leadership: The lived experience. Journal of …

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Driving into floodwater: using data from emergency responders to …

WebAt an organisational level, good workplace health and safety practices are fundamental and duty of care is of paramount importance. VICSES personnel are discouraged from …

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Recovery Uncovered webinar series Disaster recovery

WebRecovery Uncovered is a webinar series that explores disaster recovery from a community perspective. Through a fusion of lived experience, expert research and practical advice, …

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Local government: Engaging vulnerable populations AJEM …

WebThe World Health Organization (2017) suggests an umbrella definition of vulnerability that refers to ‘the degree to which a population, individual or organisation is …

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Implementation of Sendai in Australia AJEM News & views

WebThe Sendai Framework is the global blueprint to reduce disaster risk. The expected outcome over the next 15 years is to realise ‘the substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in …

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