In recent years,‘‘health’’has been recognized explicitly as both a determinant and an outcome of the human dimension of disaster risk reduction(DRR).Every disaster creates significant public health needs that can exceed local capacity to respond,resulting in excess mortality and morbidity.The European Union report on Science for In recent years, ’’ health ’has been identified explicitly as both a determinant and an outcome of the human dimension of disaster risk reduction (DRR) .Every disaster creates significant public health needs that can exceed local capacity to respond, resulting in excess mortality and morbidity. The European Union report on Science for