Nutrition and Earthquakes: Experience and Recommendations

• 2014

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• Nobuyo Tsuboyama-Kasaoka; Martalena Purba
PMID: 25516307DOI: https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.2014.23.4.23

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This review describes the importance of ensuring adequate food and water intake during natural disasters. It highlights that infants, pregnant women, patients, and the elderly are especially vulnerable to malnutrition. The article emphasizes having a system to identify those in need of support and providing them with necessary nutritional care. It also suggests stockpiling special dietary foods during non-emergency periods to improve overall nutrition for everyone affected by disasters. Additionally, it shares experiences from Japan, China, and Indonesia on managing nutrition after earthquakes.

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Focus Area: Natural Disasters

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: China; Disaster Planning; Earthquakes; Food Supply; Indonesia; Infant; Japan; Pregnant Women; Water Supply; Nutritional Status; Vulnerable Populations; Nutrition Disorders; Diet, Food, and Nutrition

Institutions: National Institute of Health and Nutrition

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