Public Health Impact of Disasters: Disaster Mortality Online Training, Module 1 | NLM

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Public Health Impact of Disasters: Disaster Mortality Online Training, Module 1

07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health (CDC NCEH). Published: 7/2019. The first module of the Disaster Mortality Online Training series reviews the public health impacts of disasters. In this 50-minute course, learners will review basic concepts about disasters; look at the direct and indirect impact of disasters on public health in different types of communities; and discuss how and why certain populations are disproportionately vulnerable to these impacts. (Video or Multimedia)