Flood hazards and health : responding to present and future risks / edited by Roger Few and Franziska Matthies.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-212) and index.

1. Flood hazards, vulnerability and risk reduction / Roger Few -- 2. The health impacts of floods / Mike Ahern and Sari Kovats -- 3. Responses to the health risks from flooding / Roger Few and Franziska Matthies -- 4. The mental health aspects of floods : evidence from England and Wales / Sue Tapsell and Sylvia Tunstall -- 5. The Mozambique floods of 2000 : health impact and response / Sandy Cairncross and Manuel Alvarinho -- 6. Coping with floods in the Mekong Delta, Viet Nam / Pham Gia Tran and Roger Few -- 7. Flooding in the US : responses from government and the medical and public health sectors / Christopher A. Ohl -- 8. Flood hazards and health : implications for action and research / Roger Few, Franziska Matthies, Mike Ahern and Sari Kovats.