Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health The Psychosocial Aspects of Health Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters and Disease Outbreaks
Book contents
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Foreword by Dr Adrian James
- Foreword by Professor David Lockey
- Section 1 The Nature and Impacts of Twenty-First-Century Healthcare Emergencies
- Section 2 Clinical Aspects of Traumatic Injuries, Epidemics, and Pandemics
- Section 3 The Role of the Public in Emergencies: Survivors, Bystanders, and Volunteers
- Section 4 Responses to Meet the Mental Health Needs of People Affected by Emergencies, Major Incidents, and Pandemics
- Section 5 Sustaining and Caring for Staff During Emergencies
- Section 6 Designing, Leading, and Managing Responses to Emergencies and Pandemics
- Chapter 49 Preparing Effectively for Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
- Chapter 50 Leadership, Organisation, and Implementation of Emergency Preparedness
- Chapter 51 Caring for People who Have Disabilities and Are Affected by Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
- Chapter 52 Public Ethics in Emergencies: Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Chapter 53 Compliance with UK Government Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patterns, Predictors, and Consequences
- Chapter 54 The Threat of Pandemics to Interwoven Material, Social, Health, and Political Resources: Conservation of Resources as a Strategy for Avoiding Repeating Past Failure
- Chapter 55 Using Social Media to Reduce the Risks of Community-Wide Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
- Section 7 Key Lessons for the Way Forward
- A Glossary of Selected Key Terms Used in This Book
- Index
- References
Chapter 51 - Caring for People who Have Disabilities and Are Affected by Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
from Section 6 - Designing, Leading, and Managing Responses to Emergencies and Pandemics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 January 2024
Book contents
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Boxes
- Contributors
- Foreword by Dr Adrian James
- Foreword by Professor David Lockey
- Section 1 The Nature and Impacts of Twenty-First-Century Healthcare Emergencies
- Section 2 Clinical Aspects of Traumatic Injuries, Epidemics, and Pandemics
- Section 3 The Role of the Public in Emergencies: Survivors, Bystanders, and Volunteers
- Section 4 Responses to Meet the Mental Health Needs of People Affected by Emergencies, Major Incidents, and Pandemics
- Section 5 Sustaining and Caring for Staff During Emergencies
- Section 6 Designing, Leading, and Managing Responses to Emergencies and Pandemics
- Chapter 49 Preparing Effectively for Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
- Chapter 50 Leadership, Organisation, and Implementation of Emergency Preparedness
- Chapter 51 Caring for People who Have Disabilities and Are Affected by Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
- Chapter 52 Public Ethics in Emergencies: Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Chapter 53 Compliance with UK Government Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patterns, Predictors, and Consequences
- Chapter 54 The Threat of Pandemics to Interwoven Material, Social, Health, and Political Resources: Conservation of Resources as a Strategy for Avoiding Repeating Past Failure
- Chapter 55 Using Social Media to Reduce the Risks of Community-Wide Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters, and Disease Outbreaks
- Section 7 Key Lessons for the Way Forward
- A Glossary of Selected Key Terms Used in This Book
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter focuses on caring for people who have disabilities who are affected by emergencies and pandemics. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 1.3 billion people have some degree of disability. It highlights the wide spectrum of severity of disability that people display, and points out that how data are collected, combined with the lack of clear definition of the term disability, makes it hard to be precise about the numbers and proportions of people with serious intellectual or developmental disability compared with those with a range of physical disabilities, or with both. It concludes that the principle of equity demands that people who have disabilities need to have individual plans for their care. It proposes that emergency planning should take account of the needs of vulnerable people, including those people who have a disability, and that they have a role in planning for, preparing for, and responding to emergencies.
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- Major Incidents, Pandemics and Mental HealthThe Psychosocial Aspects of Health Emergencies, Incidents, Disasters and Disease Outbreaks, pp. 388 - 393Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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