Dear colleagues,
The Cities on Volcanoes conference (Napoli 2-7 September 2018) will be hosting a session titled: Health hazards of volcanic eruptions: towards improved preparedness and resilience and reduced impact (Session S3.2; https://www.citiesonvolc
The session has a broad remit in relation to health, as follows, so we invite you to submit an abstract:
Recent weather-related disasters have heightened awareness amongst governments of the need for undertaking adequate disaster preparedness for extreme natural events and their cascading physical, social and economic impacts. Potential human health impacts from volcanic eruptions include trauma (from surges, lahars, and accidents), respiratory and other diseases and symptoms related to inhalation of fine-grained ash and gases, acute gastrointestinal illness from drinking water contamination or shortages, and psychosocial impacts of displacement and other stresses related to the eruption crisis. These impacts particularly affect vulnerable groups including people with pre-existing lung conditions (e.g., asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung infections such as tuberculosis and pneumonia), the elderly, the very young, and the chronically ill or disabled. In this session, we welcome contributions which focus on any of the following health-related topics: i) resilient and functional services in volcanic crises (‘smart’ hospitals, safe water supplies); ii) exposure reduction and community protection (safe indoor spaces in clinics, schools, and housing, personal protection, ash clean-up); iii) air quality monitoring strategies for gas and ash; iv) laboratory and public health studies for hazard and impact assessment (mineralogical, toxicological, clinical and epidemiological studies, fatality assessments); v) Health-related risk assessment and decision-making, at community, agency and trans-national levels; vi) community preparedness, awareness, evidence-based messaging and communication strategies.
Abstract submission closes on 10 May.
Best wishes from the conveners,
Claire Horwell
Peter Baxter
David Damby
Tamar Elias
Carol Stewart
Volcano Listserv is a collaborative venture among Arizona State University (ASU), Portland State University (PSU), the Global Volcanism Program (GVP) of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, and the International Association for Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI).
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