Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
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Disaster Med Public Health Prep · Oct 2013
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyEffectiveness of a primary health care program on urban and rural community disaster preparedness, Islamic Republic of Iran: a community intervention trial.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a capacity-building intervention administered through a primary health care (PHC) system on community disaster preparedness in Iran. ⋯ An educational intervention administered through the PHC system effectively improved disaster awareness and readiness at a community level. For sustainability, community disaster reduction programs must be integrated into routine public health service delivery.