§Earthquakes affect the health of people in different aspects: mental health, reproductive, communicable disease, nutrition and food security, water and sanitation and etc.

§To know how to deal with public health concerns following the emergencies, please look at: www.who.int/hac/crises/international/pakistan_earthquake/en/index.html

§For more information about the Public Health Consequences of Earthquakes, please see the following lectures:

Part I. http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec13021/index.htm

Part II. http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec13051/index.htm

Useful links:

The following links provide useful materials about the experiences of Bam earthquake, Iran and Bhju, India:

Disaster Epidemiology Lessons From Bam Earthquake Dec 26, 2003 Iran. Part`1- 7

http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec15221/index.htm

The Iranian Earthquake. BAM, December 26, 2003

http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec13181/index.htm

Experience in the aftermath of the earthquake at Bhuj in India

http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/lecture/lec14681/index.htm

Text book:

The Public Health Consequences of Disasters, edited by Eric K Noji. Chapter 8. New York, Oxford University Press 1997.