TY - BOOK AU - Chandra,Anita ED - United States. ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Building community resilience to disasters: a way forward to enhance national health security T2 - Technical report AV - RA645.5 .B85 2011 U1 - 362.18 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Santa Monica, Calif. PB - RAND Health KW - Disaster medicine KW - Emergency management KW - Citizen participation KW - Social networks KW - Electronic books N1 - "Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."; Includes bibliographical references; Introduction -- Definition and application of community resilience -- Wellness : promote population health before and after an incident, including behavioral health -- Access : ensure access to high-quality health, behavioral health, and social resources and services -- Education : ensure ongoing information to the public about preparedness, risks, and resources before, during, and after a disaster -- Engagement : promote participatory decisionmaking in planning, response, and recovery activities -- Self-sufficiency : enable and support individuals and communities to assume responsibility for their preparedness -- Partnership : develop strong partnerships within and between government and other organizations -- Quality : collect, analyze, and utilize data to monitor and evaluate progress on building community resilience -- Efficiency : leverage existing community resources for maximum use and effectiveness -- Future directions : implementation, measurement, and next steps; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=683234 ER -