Preparing the Community for Managing Public Health Disasters

Public health emergencies and disasters have increased in number inthe last few decades. Climate change and extreme weather events arepartly responsible for many such disasters. Many a time a single disasterescalates the series of events and causes multiple disasters. It affectsmental, physical, and socio-economic consequences. To understandthe awareness and preparedness of the community for public healthissues in disaster management, a review study was carried out. It wasfound that there was poor awareness of the community for properdisaster management. Neglect of public health was associated withhigh morbidity and mortality. It is realised that public health mustbe forefront sector with other departments to manage such multipledisasters. Active community involvement is core to any public healthaction. Community involvement is possible without any extra financialimplication on the district or state. How to cite this article:Kishore J, Gupta S, Kumari S. Preparing theCommunity for Managing Public Health Disasters.Epidem Int. 2024;9(4):5-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.7048.202408