Role of AEHO

Function Of Assistant Environmental Health

Officer during & after Flood Disaster.

During Flood

* Respect and accept commands from the operation commander disaster at         
   the state level .
 
* Provide an effective operating room , operating within the specified time .

* Health rapid risk assessment conducted on a daily basis to inform the 

   development of flooding in their respective places .
 
* Monitor the state of occurrence of infectious diseases , especially water-borne 

   diseases and food and other related diseases.
 
* Ask for help from other agencies in matters such as air transport or by boat to

   the temporary settlement located in rural areas and who combed away from 

   the  highway .
 
* Mobilizing teams of public health and medicine to certain areas according to 

   the needs circumstances and requirements of public health after obtaining 

   permission from the  commander of the operation of  the flood.

After Flood

* Assessing the impact of floods on the placement invoked or village flood 

   victims format available .

* Receive reports and monitor the situation in the region has been hit by flood 

   in terms of an increased incidence of infectious diseases ,especially food and 

   water -borne diseases such as cholera , typhoid food poisoning ,diarrhea and 

   dysentery .

* Provides the latest report on the situation with flooding affecting public health 

   action is taken, the weaknesses that have been identified and 

   recommendations made ​​for future action .

* Held a post mortem investigation of the actions taken .

* Give advice to the public in a water storage area so that consideration is given

   to the reservoir where the water does not become a breeding aedes and 

   potential for the spread of dengue fever.

* Improving advice and health education to the public regarding control 

   measures to prevent infectious diseases , especially in areas that have been 

   flooded.

* Make recommendations and proposals for action to be taken to improve public

   health conditions in the areas identified as high risk. 

During Flood

After Flood

References

http://www.infosihat.gov.my/infosihat/media/garis_panduan/B/pdf/04_panduanBanjir_BM.pdf