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Education
Disaster
Preparedness
For All
Dr. Tudor Codreanu MD MSc(Med) EuM(DisMed)
Head, Emergency Medicine Department
Dr. Gray's Hospital, Elgin, Scotland
Visiting Lecturer in Disaster Medicine
Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium and
Universita degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Italia
Tudor.Codreanu@nhs.net
A decade of disasters
1984 - 1993: > 1 million killed and > 1.5 billion affected
1994 - 2003: drought / famine (48%), floods (16%), earthquakes (16%), windstorms
(10%), extreme temperatures (8%).
51 people died per natural disaster in countries of high human development VERSUS
589 per natural disaster in countries of low human development.
Life
cycle of
disaster
management
Definitions
Community disaster awareness (DA) =
Initiatives which inform and train local population
about how to prepare for disasters and
emergencies
Public education = process of making the public
aware of its risks and preparing the population for
hazards in advance of a disaster and as a long
term strategic effort
Public information = messages and the delivery
of messages to the public in anticipation and
during an event
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Disaster Preparedness Programme, 2000 and Emergency
Management Accreditation Program (2006)
Types of DA programmes
Individual activities
Series of co-ordinated activities
Integration with wider community health
programmes
Strategic planning
Mission statement
Identify strengths,
weaknesses,
opportunities, obstacles
Establish goals and
objectives based on
hazard identification and
risk assessment
Set implementation steps
and milestones
Identify sustainability
resources
Elements of a DA programme
Nature and potential of the risk
Human and physical elements most
vulnerable
Safety actions to prevent and prepare for a
disaster
Safety, survival and recovery actions to
take during recovery from disaster
Official sources for contact and info
Your themes of DA
programme...
Potential disasters, emergencies and hazards
Low-cost measures for local population
Personal / family measures
Governmental measures
Official disaster public warning systems
Public education
Maximal impact if it
addresses:
Daily problems
Daily hazards
Basic health care
Water safety and availability
Sanitation
Employment
Community based first aid
Childcare
Uses simple language
Your partners:
Public education is
Essential in disaster preparedness
planning
Essential during and after a disaster
Not expensive
Of proven efficiency where implemented
Rewarding for the individual and the
community