4. Who is the victim?
• Individuals
• Family
• Community
• State / Nation
5. Large-scale disasters disrupt physical,
social, and communication
infrastructures and diminish coping
resources and social supports and
pose both temporary and long-term
threats to physical and psychological
health
6. • All persons exposed to disasters are
vulnerable
• High risk subgroups including children and
under-resourced ethnic minority communities
• They are at high risk for poor outcomes
7. First responders
• First responders include
– Govt. helping agencies
– Voluntary helping agencies
– Nurses and other medical staff from public health
and medical clinics and hospitals
– Emergency response agencies
– Schools
– Faith-based groups
– Neighborhood associations
8. Role of Responders
Preparedness (outreach, training)
Response (assessment, services, referral)
Recovery (services rebuilding and
coordination)
