community and health providers about public health risks and promoting behaviours and strategies to mitigate and avoid risk. It also includes the development of national policies, standards and strategies to promote improvements in public health generally and supports the health system to respond to national public health risks. Health During The planning, provisioning, response and coordination of emergency and health emergency care, including triage, treatment response and distribution of patients, in a timely and structured manner, all available resources to maximise positive health outcomes. Relief During The provision of well-coordinated, integrated and timely assistance assistance to meet the immediate health, wellbeing and essential needs of affected communities, during and immediately after an emergency event, with the aim to support social cohesion and build resilience. Environmental During To assess and manage the consequences to the community, response environmental values, domestic animals and livestock of a hazardous materials release, naturally occurring pests or biological hazard. Economic After Return economic and business activities including food and recovery agriculture to a healthy and develop new business and employment opportunities that result in a sustainable and economically viable community. Natural and After Protect natural and cultural heritage resources through cultural appropriate planning, mitigation, response and recovery actions heritage to preserve, conserve, rehabilitate and restore them, consistent rehabilitation with post-disaster community priorities and best practices and in compliance with applicable environmental and heritage preservation laws. Built recovery After Restore essential infrastructure and establish safe during and following an emergency, ensuring the provision of facilities and services to support and benefit communities. Social After The longer-term provision of assistance and access to services recovery that allows individuals, families and communities to achieve an effective level of functioning after an emergency event. This includes safety, security, shelter, health and psychosocial wellbeing and re-establishment of those elements of society necessary for wellbeing. Assurance and After Support continuous improvement to improve emergency learning management practice and community safety by extracting understanding from experience and research, reviewing community consequences, investigating causes and outcomes,
community and health providers about public health risks and promoting behaviours and strategies to mitigate and avoid risk. It also includes the development of national policies, standards and strategies to promote improvements in public health generally and supports the health system to respond to national public health risks. Health emergency response During The planning, provisioning, response and coordination of and health emergency care, including triage, treatment and distribution of patients, in a timely and structured manner, all available resources to maximise positive health outcomes. Relief assistance During The provision of well-coordinated, integrated and timely assistance to meet the immediate health, wellbeing and essential needs of affected communities, during and immediately after an emergency event, with the aim to support social cohesion and build resilience. Environmental response During To assess and manage the consequences to the community, environmental values, domestic animals and livestock of a hazardous materials release, naturally occurring pests or biological hazard. Economic recovery After Return economic and business activities including food and agriculture to a healthy and develop new business and employment opportunities that result in a sustainable and economically viable community. Natural and cultural heritage rehabilitation After Protect natural and cultural heritage resources through appropriate planning, mitigation, response and recovery actions to preserve, conserve, rehabilitate and restore them, consistent with post-disaster community priorities and best practices and in compliance with applicable environmental and heritage preservation laws. Built recovery After Restore essential infrastructure and establish safe during and following an emergency, ensuring the provision of facilities and services to support and benefit communities. Social recovery After The longer-term provision of assistance and access to services that allows individuals, families and communities to achieve an effective level of functioning after an emergency event. This includes safety, security, shelter, health and psychosocial wellbeing and re-establishment of those elements of society necessary for wellbeing. Assurance and learning After Support continuous improvement to improve emergency management practice and community safety by extracting understanding from experience and research, reviewing community consequences, investigating causes and outcomes,
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