Civil Defense Systems: Social Impact and ... - The Black Vault

UN;LASSIFIED-dc Rr.oI•O BI.'LIOGHAPpY •SEARCH CONTROL NOt /ZMML 7AO-632 865 6/5 15/3 13/2 15/1SRESEARCH TRIANGLE INST DURHAM N C OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANDS~ECONOMICSDIVENVIRONtMENTAL HEALTH PLANNING FOR POSTATTACKCONDITIONS: SOME PROBLEMS, PROGRAMS# ANDPAIURITIES,(U)DESCRIPTIVE NOTE: FINAL REPT,9APR 66 SUP SALMoNRAPHAEL JiRLPTo NO. R-OU-197,CONTRACT: PH-86-65-16UNCLASSIFIED REPORTSUPPLEMENTARYNOTE:DLSCRIPTORS: (*MANAGEMENY PLANNING, *PUBLIC HEALTH),(*PUBLIC HE-.TH, NUCLEAR WARFARE), CIVIL DEFENSESYSTLMS, OVERATIUN5 RESEARCH, DISEASES, DISEASEVECTORS* SURVIVALs FOOD, HOUSING, WATERSUPPLIES, %ASTES(SANITARY ENý 1 INEERING)s NUCLEAR(WARFARE CASUALTIES (U)IDENTIFIERS: POSTATTACK OPLRATIONS (U)CONDITIONS IMPOSED By MASSIVE NUCLEAR ATTACK CAN BEEXPECTED TO DISRUPT NORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHSERVICES OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITEDSTATES, AND TO THREATEN THE HEALTH OF SURVIVINGPOPULATIOn. THIS STUDY DEVELOPS A FRAMEWORK TOHELP DECISION-MAKERS EVALUATE POSTATTACK CONDITIONSRLLATIVE TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. REVIEO ANDANALYSIS OF EXISTIN6 INFORMATION ON PROBABLEPOSTATTACK CONDITIONS AS THEY MIGHT AFFECT, AND BEAFFECTED BY, PERSONNEL OFPUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIOi,LOCALANDHEALTH DEPARTMENTS,RESOURCE MANAG'.MENTPRACTICES IS PRESENTED. ANTICIPATED POSTA;TACKENVIRONME.iTAL HEALTm PROBLEMS ARE IDENTIFIED, ANDPkIURITy JUDGMENTS ARE MADE ON A COMPARATIVE BASIS INTLRMS OF LEVEL OF GRAVITY, RATIONALE SUPPORYINGTHE JUDGMENTS IS INCLUDED, AND oOTH ACTION ANDRESEARCH PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE PREPAREDNESS ANERECoMMENDLDo IMPORTANT SOURCES OF DATA PRESCRIBEDFOx THIS STUDY WERE THE REPORTS AND *ORKING PAPERS OFAN EARLIER Us So PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICEPROJECT. tENVIRONMENTAL HLALTH PROBLEMS INTHE POST SHELTER PERIOD', IN ADDITION, FOURCITY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS *ERE VISITED TO ASSIST INANALyCIS OF NORMAL ENv'IRONMENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONSRELA.iVE To THOSE EXPECTED IN A POSTATTACK RECOVERYPERIOD AND OF THE ABILITY OF A LOCAL HEALTH AGENCY TOCOPE *IrH PROJECTED CONDITIONS* (AUTHOR) U)77UNCLA';SIFIED/ZMML7