Natural Disasters: Tsunamis

Description: The course “Natural Disasters: Tsunamis” examines the causes, history, and devastating power of tsunamis. It also prepares the enrollee to recognize health concerns that are caused by tsunamis and provides suggestions for protective measures for health care personnel and others to consider in the event of a tsunami.
Author(s)
  • Name: Program: Pacific EMPRINTS
    Title: Pacific Emergency Management, Preparedness and Response Information Network and Training Services
    Organization: University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Social Sciences
    Email: emprints@hawaii.edu
  • Name: Alan Katz MD, MPH
    Title: Professor of Epidemiology
    Organization: University of Hawaii, Public Health Sciences Program
    Email: katz@hawaii.edu
Developer
Name: Sturgis, Kanako, MPH
Title: Program Specialist
Organization: Institute for Public Health, Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University
Email: knaito@projects.sdsu.edu
Contact
Name: Daddario, Anna, MSW
Email: annadaddario@gmail.com
Phone: 808-956-0895
Address: 1960 East-West Rd., Biomedical Building A108, Honolulu, HI, 96822-2223
Meta Information
Type of Product: Presentation or Lecture, Skills evaluation tool, Quiz, Reference material
Format: Graphic presentations/Images, Reading material, Audio
Languages: English
Categories: Natural Disasters, Response, Personal Protection, Risk Management
Keywords: natural disaster, tsunami, wrap around effect, harbor resonance, Tsunami Warning System, TWS, Emergency Workers, Emergency Response, Water Contamination
Primary Audience: First Responder, Practicing health professional, Physician, Nurse, Pharmacist, Dentist, Behavorial and Mental health, Allied Health, Administrator
Target Capabiltities: Recover: Economic and Community Recovery, Respond: Fatality Management, Respond: Public Safety and Security Response, Common: Risk Management, Respond: Responder Health and Safety
Universal Task Listing: Respond, Recover
Cognative Domain: Knowledge, Comprehension
Copyright Restrictions: Creative Commons - Attribution
Is Product...: Downloadable, Reusable, Accessible, Interoptable
Learning Management System Compatability: None
URL:http://pacificemprints.sdsu.edu/AboutCourse.asp
Added: Wed Nov 28 15:32:14 -0500 2007
Last Updated: Mon Mar 03 17:54:02 -0500 2008