title: Strategic plan: building a international strategy for risk reduction supercourse.
abstract: There is an important need to develop a global expert disaster network for Mitigating against disasters such the Chi-Chi Earthquake, the Tsunami, Avian flu. This systems needs to target both man made and natural disasters. We propose the building of a Global Health Disaster Network, with advanced features such as educational capabilities, and expert knowledge reachback. We provide a strategic plan to building a global disaster Network and Mitigation system.
authors.affiliation: WHO Collaborating Centre, Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. ronaldlaporte@gmail.com
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: LaPorte
authors.forename: W-T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D040381:Education, Public Health Professional; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior