Humanitarian Crises

The Medical and Public Health Response

Edited by Jennifer Leaning, M.D.

Edited by Susan Briggs, M.D.

Edited by Lincoln C. Chen, M.D.

    List of Contributors

    Foreword
    Thomas S. Durant

    Preface
    Lincoln C. Chen

    Introduction
    Jennifer Leaning

    Part I: ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION

    1. The Role of Rapid Assessment
    Michael J. Toole

    2. Public Health Interventions
    Eric K. Noji and Brent T. Burkholder

    3. Classic Concepts in Disaster Medical Response
    Susan M. Briggs and Mark Leong

    4. Emergency Care
    Jennifer Leaning

    Part II: MENTAL HEALTH

    5. Disaster Mental Health: The U.S. Experience and Beyond
    Brian W. Flynn

    6. Mental Health and Psychosocial Effects of Mass Violence
    Richard F. Mollica

    7 Psychological Trauma and Relief Workers
    Ruth A. Barron

    Part III: NORMATIVE AND PRACTICAL ISSUES

    8. The New Ethical Boundaries
    Sissela Bok

    9. Human Rights Challenges
    Aryeh Neier and Jennifer Leaning

    10. Complex Emergencies and NGOs: The Example of CARE
    Marc Lindenberg

    11. Coordination of Health Relief: The Experience of the American Red Cross
    Judith B. Lee

    Part IV: THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY

    12. Military Support of Relief: A Cautionary Review
    Trueman W. Sharp, George A. Luz, and Joel C. Gaydos

    13. Military Security: Lessons for Relief
    Frederick M. Burkle, Jr.

    14. The Risks of Military Participation
    Pierre Perrin

    Conclusion
    Jennifer Leaning

    Notes

    Acknowledgments

    Credits

    Index

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Jennifer Leaning is Professor of International Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, where she directs the Program on Humanitarian Crises and Human Rights, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Susan M. Briggs is Attending Surgeon in General and Trauma Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School.

Lincoln C. Chen is Director of the Global Equity Initiative at The Asia Center, Harvard University.