VEREJNÉ ZDRAVOTNÍCTVO A KOMPARÁCIA MANAŽMENTU MIMORIADNYCH SITUÁCIÍ SPÔSOBENÝCH KLIMATICKÝMI ZMENAMI
PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMPARISONS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE

Summary/Abstract: Introduction: In relation to public health, emergency situations caused by climate change need to be looked at and addressed in a multidisciplinary way. The aim is to determine the readiness of countries to face the elements such as water, wind, fire,... and to describe the consequences and impacts of their impact on individual areas of social life in the Slovak Republic (SR) and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in the United States (USA). Material and Methodology: It draws on the Act of the Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic (ÚVZ SR) no. 355/2007 Coll. on the protection, promotion and development of public health (Act No. 355/2007 Coll.) in conjunction with the Constitutional Act of the Slovak Republic No. 227/2002 Coll. on State Security during War, War, Emergency and Emergency (Act No. 227/2002 Coll.) in comparison with the US National Security Strategy of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of 2017. Results: A summary analysis showed that activities related to the preparation and elimination of consequences based on selected emergency criteria, especially floods and storms, are consistent in the SR and Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands in the range of about 80%, starting in 2015 to the present. Discussion: The authors of the article have found and agree that any reduction in the risk of emergencies also mitigates the consequences of events and increases the resilience of people affected by the area by unwanted natural elements. It is a shift from policies to intergovernmental and intergovernmental cooperation in strengthening disaster preparedness and humanitarian assistance to build infrastructures to increase their resilience. Conclusion: The management of extraordinary situations within the SR is comprehensively ensured b y t he l egal r egulation o f Ú VZ SR Act n o. 3 55/2007 Coll., Constitutional Act no. 227/2002 Coll. and partially by individual laws concerning certain areas of potential emergence of extraordinary situations or disasters, usually under the competence of the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic (MoI SR). On the other hand, the National Preparedness Strategy of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands is primarily aimed at preventing the devastating impacts of hurricanes provided by the US DHS in devastating disasters.

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