Title
El niño phenomenon and natural disasters: Public health interventions for disaster preparedness and response
Other title
Fenómeno el niño y desastres naturales: Intervenciones en salud pública para la preparación y respuesta
Date Issued
01 April 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
This article reviews public health interventions for preparedness and response to natural disasters within the context of El Niño phenomenon using systematic reviews and a review of revisions with emphasis on vector-borne diseases, waterborne diseases, malnutrition, heat stress, drought, flood-associated diseases, mental health problems, vulnerability of the physical health-system infrastructure, as well as long-term policies aimed at protecting the populations of these cases. Environmental interventions were identified, including vector control, chemoprophylaxis, immunization, and intradomiciliary water treatment. While these finds are based primarily on systematic reviews, it is necessary to evaluate the benefit of these interventions within the population, according to the context of each region.
Start page
300
End page
310
Volume
33
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84979268321
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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