Epidemic Risk Reduction: A Civil Protection Approach focuses on disaster risk reduction (DRR) relative to epidemic outbreak and the concept of civil protection and public safety. First and foremost, the primary role of public officials and agencies—including police, military, public health, and emergency management and response professionals—must be the safety and security the citizens. The book provides practical solutions and policies that can be enacted and instituted to protect human life and health as well as property and environment in the scope of human survival, providing essential services, and providing for peoples’ basic needs.
The author examines epidemics as disasters, similar to natural hazards or other large-scale events that require planning, preparedness, mitigation, and response. The approach is unique in looking at tools for risk assessment and strategic planning formulated around civil protection measures as a means to reduce and mitigate risk. Often, preparedness and response planning is siloed with an epidemiological and medical response at the forefront. While absolutely important and essential, doing so—in conjunction with coordinated government efforts to provide necessary supplies, security, and logistics—is equally critical to meet the public’s needs and provide a coordinated response.
Key Features
Examines the phenomenon of epidemics and hazards, explaining that they are often multi-hazard
Provides public leaders with various considerations to meet the challenge of managing the complexity of various threat vectors
Details universal terms and definitions—e.g., disaster, risk, and epidemic—using diagrams, illustrations, and analogies to clearly explain critical concepts
Presents epidemic risk reduction strategies—based on the lead role that disaster, emergency management, and state/civil authorities need to play—focusing primarily on individual health and security
Epidemic Risk Reduction: A Civil Protection Approach establishes a common language which will help in overcoming barriers for more coordinated efforts focused on epidemic management and operational response. While drawing on current research, and based on theoretical knowledge, the book also provides practical examples from around the world that look at real-world response efforts. This includes recommendations on how politicians, crisis response personnel, emergency planners, and public administrators and health professionals can better plan and prepare for future epidemics.
Author(s): Pawel Gromek
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 308
City: New York
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Biography
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Specific nature of epidemic hazards
1.1 Definitions of epidemic hazard
1.2 Preliminary qualification of epidemic hazard
1.3 Infectious diseases crucial from the public health perspective
1.4 Symptoms of infections and contagions
1.5 Measures related to epidemic hazard
1.6 Societal perception of epidemic hazard
Notes
Chapter 2. Development mechanisms of infections and contagions
2.1 General mechanism of infection and contagion
2.2 Transmission diseases
2.3 Foodborne diseases
2.4 Respiratory diseases
2.5 Sexually transmitted diseases and diseases transmitted by contact with infected blood
2.6 Zoonoses
2.7 Skin diseases
2.8 Diseases transmitted through contact with contaminated water or soil
Chapter 3. Networks of hazards related to epidemics
3.1 Network of causes of an epidemic hazard
3.2 Network of the consequences of an epidemic hazard
3.3 Combined network of epidemic causes and consequences
3.4 Epidemic in the network of crisis (disaster) hazards
Notes
Chapter 4. Epidemic risk and general ways to deal with it
4.1 Epidemic risk - the core of the problem
4.2 General manners to deal with the epidemic risk
Note
Chapter 5. Strategic assessment of epidemic risk
5.1 Introduction to strategic assessment of epidemic risk
5.2 Methods of strategic assessment of epidemic risk
5.2.1 Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA)
5.2.2 Global burden of disease estimates (GBDE)
5.2.3 WHO joint external evaluation tool (JEE)
5.2.4 Risk assessment methodology for crisis management system in Poland
5.2.5 Quantitative microbiological risk assessment (QMRA)
5.2.6 Tool for influenza pandemic risk assessment (TIPRA)
Notes
Chapter 6. Ad hoc epidemic risk assessment
6.1 Introduction to ad hoc epidemic risk assessment
6.2 Methods of ad hoc epidemic risk assessment
6.2.1 WHO rapid risk assessment of acute public health events (RAPID)
6.2.2 ECDC method
6.2.3 Health risk assessment (HRA)
6.2.4 Assessment of measures related to an epidemic hazard
6.2.5 WHO mass gathering risk assessment tool (MGRAT)
6.2.6 Disease outbreak response system condition (DORSCON)
6.2.7 Individual COVID-19 risk assessment tool
Notes
Chapter 7. Post-epidemic risk assessment
7.1 Introduction to the assessment of post-epidemic risk
7.2 Methods of post-epidemic risk assessment
7.2.1 WHO after action review (AAR)
7.2.2 Influenza risk assessment tool (IRAT)
Note
Chapter 8. Civil protection in epidemic risk reduction
8.1 General civil protection manners
8.2 Protection of people (human protection)
8.3 Property protection
8.4 Environment protection
8.5 Protection of civil protection actors
Chapter 9. Conclusion
References
Appendix 1: Basic information concerning infectious diseases from the viewpoint of public health
Appendix 2: Crucial terms - dictionary
Index
