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To date female participation in disaster management planning committees in the Caribbean has been limited; yet women are a valuable resource for organized action at all levels of the managerial process. Below, some guidelines on how women, nurses and national nurses' associations can take a more active part in managing disasters. (Au)
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Humanos , Feminino , Participação da Comunidade , Planejamento em Desastres , Sociedades de Enfermagem , Mulheres , Tomada de Decisões Gerenciais , Educação em Saúde , Descrição de Cargo , Processo de Enfermagem , Objetivos Organizacionais , Papel (figurativo) , Índias OcidentaisAssuntos
Humanos , Criança , Desastres , Estresse Fisiológico , Comportamento Social , Cuidado da CriançaRESUMO
Report on a four-day workshop on "Health Services Management in Disaster" for health personnel. The purpose of the workshop was twofold: 1) To strengthen the knowledge and skills of health personnel in the management of health services in the event of a disaster, 2) To test the "Study Guide on Health Services Organization in the Event of a Disaster" developed for PAHO by the University of Wisconsin". The course was divided in to seven lessons, each with its own learning objectives. The topics discussed include: 1) Health care disaster plans as part of an overall national disaster preparedness plan; 2) Organization of the health system 3) Organization of first level care at the disaster site; 4) Organization of rural health services for disaster situations; 5) Organization of health care facilities for disaster situations; 6) Implementation of the disaster plan in a health care facility and; 7) Update and evaluation of hospital disaster management plans
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Região do Caribe , Planejamento em Saúde , Serviços de Saúde , Planejamento Hospitalar , Estratégias de Saúde Regionais , Planejamento em DesastresRESUMO
Report on a four-day workshop on "Health Services Management in Disaster" for health personnel. The purpose of the workshop was twofold: 1) To strengthen the knowledge and skills of health personnel in the management of health services in the event of a disaster, 2) To test the "Study Guide on Health Services Organization in the Event of a Disaster" developed for PAHO by the University of Wisconsin". The course was divided in to seven lessons, each with its own learning objectives. The topics discussed include: 1) Health care disaster plans as part of an overall national disaster preparedness plan; 2) Organization of the health system 3) Organization of first level care at the disaster site; 4) Organization of rural health services for disaster situations; 5) Organization of health care facilities for disaster situations; 6) Implementation of the disaster plan in a health care facility and; 7) Update and evaluation of hospital disaster management plans
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Serviços de Saúde , Planejamento em Saúde , Planejamento Hospitalar , Estratégias de Saúde Regionais , Região do Caribe , Planejamento em DesastresRESUMO
The Guyana Women's Public Health Officer's Association is affiliated to the Health Visitors' Assocation and while this article deals with the particular problems of Guyana, the principles involved have a wider application. At the same time health visitors and nurses working in the United Kingdom will be interested to learn of some of the particular problems with which their colleagues in Guyana have to contend. (Au)
