Friday, November 26, 2004
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Regional, disease specific patterns of smoking-attributable mortality in 2000 -- Ezzati and Lopez 13 (4): 388 -- Tobacco Control
Saturday, November 20, 2004
Friday, November 19, 2004
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Sunday, November 14, 2004
HEALTH: Knowledge Can Be Effective Treatment
HEALTH: Knowledge Can Be Effective Treatment: "Knowledge Can Be Effective Treatment"
Thursday, November 11, 2004
Saturday, November 06, 2004
Red Cross Red Crescent - World Disasters Report 2004
Red Cross Red Crescent - World Disasters Report 2004 - Home page: "World Disaster Report 2004 focuses on community resilience
In the hours after sudden disaster strikes, most lives are saved by the courage and resourcefulness of friends and neighbours. During slow-onset crises such as drought, some rural societies have developed extraordinary capacities to cope and bounce back. How can aid organisations strengthen rather than undermine this local resilience?
Perceptions of disaster differ between those at risk and those trying to help. Evidence suggests that everyday threats to livelihoods are a greater concern to most poor communities than 'one-off' disasters. Meanwhile, local consensus and cooperation are as important in protecting communities as concrete walls. The report argues that a more developmental approach to creating disaster resilience is needed, which puts communities in charge of defining their needs and crafting the right solutions. "
In the hours after sudden disaster strikes, most lives are saved by the courage and resourcefulness of friends and neighbours. During slow-onset crises such as drought, some rural societies have developed extraordinary capacities to cope and bounce back. How can aid organisations strengthen rather than undermine this local resilience?
Perceptions of disaster differ between those at risk and those trying to help. Evidence suggests that everyday threats to livelihoods are a greater concern to most poor communities than 'one-off' disasters. Meanwhile, local consensus and cooperation are as important in protecting communities as concrete walls. The report argues that a more developmental approach to creating disaster resilience is needed, which puts communities in charge of defining their needs and crafting the right solutions. "