Public Health Approaches to Disasters

Public Health Approaches to Disasters

Advisor/s

Dr Richard Franklin

College or Research Centre

College of Public Health, Medical & Veterinary Science

Summary of Project

This project would explore resilience, recovery, leadership, determinants of health, chronic diseases, age and venerable populations from a public health perspective around disasters. Natural disasters are increasing and there is a need for us to be better prepared, increase resilience and leadership to ensure the health and wellbeing of those impacted by disasters. There is a lot of work required in this space and the project would be developed to help enhance your current skills and build a successful research career in disasters.

Key Words

disasters; resilience; flood; cyclone; fire; communication; behaviour; prevention

Would suit an applicant who

Would suit an applicant who has a background in psychology, human behaviour; public health, environmental health, policy, workplace health and safety, communication, allied health, medicine, built environment.

Updated: 23 Mar 2021