Disease surveillance and emergency services at the 1982 World's Fair. | Zendy

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Disease surveillance and emergency services at the 1982 World's Fair.

Author(s) -

T. Gustafson,

Anne Booth,

Raffael Fricker,

Edward E. Cureton,

E W Fowinkle,

Robert H. Hutcheson,

William Schaffner

Publication year - 1987

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.77.7.861

Subject(s) - public health , environmental health , medical emergency , emergency medical services , business , disease , health services , medicine , nursing , population , pathology

We designed a special surveillance system to detect health complaints of visitors to the 1982 World's Fair. Heat-related illness occurred during the first month of the Fair but was substantially reduced by public education, environmental modification, and provision of additional water fountains. There was no disruption of emergency health services in the communities surrounding the Fair. Advance planning and the provision of on-site medical services can minimize the public health impact of large gatherings.

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