Development of Occupational Health Measures for the National Health Security Preparedness Index

Frontiers in Public Health

Olaniyi O. Olayinka¹ 

关键词: disaster;    national health security;    metrics;    indicators;    preparedness;    occupational health and safety;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2016.00079

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The 2001 World Trade Center and 2005 Hurricane disasters, and the 2014 Ebola outbreak were major events that tasked the United States’ public health emergency preparedness and response apparatus. The health and economic cost of these events is huge including over 4000 deaths and damages to infrastructure worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Unfortunately, the U.S. labor force was disproportionately affected (1–4). Similar public health impact of other disasters on workers has also been reported. In the immediate aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, for instance, approximately 75% of those who developed acute health effects and sought medical care were clean-up workers (5).

【 授权许可】

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