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dc.contributor.authorPolkinghorne, B Gen
dc.contributor.authorMassey, Peter Den
dc.contributor.authorDurrheim, D Nen
dc.contributor.authorByrnes, Ten
dc.contributor.authorMacIntyre, C Ren
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-10T18:00:00Z-
dc.date.issued2013-
dc.identifier.citationPublic Health, 127(1), p. 32-38en
dc.identifier.issn1476-5616en
dc.identifier.issn0033-3506en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20771-
dc.description.abstractObjective: To describe and evaluate the public health response to the Tamworth Country Music Festival, an annual extended mass gathering in rural New South Wales, Australia; and to propose a framework for responding to similar rural mass gatherings. Study design: Process evaluation by direct observation, archival analysis and focus group discussion. Methods: The various components of the public health response to the 2011 Tamworth Country Music Festival were actively recorded. An archival review of documentation from 2007 to 2010 was performed to provide context. A focus group was also conducted to discuss the evolution of the public health response and the consequences of public health involvement. Results: Public health risks increased with increasing duration of the rural mass gathering. Major events held within the rural mass gathering further strained resources. The prevention, preparedness, response and recovery principles provided a useful framework for public health actions. Particular risks included inadequately trained food preparation volunteers functioning in poorly equipped temporary facilities, heat-related ailments and arboviral disease. Conclusion: Extended mass gatherings in rural areas pose particular public health challenges; surge capacity is limited and local infrastructure may be overwhelmed in the event of an acute incident or outbreak. There is value in proactive public health surveillance and monitoring. Annual mass gatherings provide opportunities for continual systems improvement. Early multi-agency planning can identify key risks and identify opportunities for partnership. Special consideration is required for major events within mass gatherings.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherWB Saunders Co Ltden
dc.relation.ispartofPublic Healthen
dc.titlePrevention and surveillance of public health risks during extended mass gatherings in rural areas: The experience of the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Australiaen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.puhe.2012.09.014en
dc.subject.keywordsPreventive Medicineen
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental and Occupational Health and Safetyen
dc.subject.keywordsHealth and Community Servicesen
local.contributor.firstnameB Gen
local.contributor.firstnamePeter Den
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local.contributor.firstnameC Ren
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local.subject.for2008111716 Preventive Medicineen
local.subject.for2008111705 Environmental and Occupational Health and Safetyen
local.subject.seo2008920401 Behaviour and Healthen
local.subject.seo2008920599 Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health) not elsewhere classifieden
local.subject.seo2008920205 Health Education and Promotionen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Healthen
local.profile.emailpmassey3@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordune-20170508-141222en
local.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen
local.format.startpage32en
local.format.endpage38en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume127en
local.identifier.issue1en
local.title.subtitleThe experience of the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Australiaen
local.contributor.lastnamePolkinghorneen
local.contributor.lastnameMasseyen
local.contributor.lastnameDurrheimen
local.contributor.lastnameByrnesen
local.contributor.lastnameMacIntyreen
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dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitlePrevention and surveillance of public health risks during extended mass gatherings in rural areasen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorPolkinghorne, B Gen
local.search.authorMassey, Peter Den
local.search.authorDurrheim, D Nen
local.search.authorByrnes, Ten
local.search.authorMacIntyre, C Ren
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local.year.published2013en
local.subject.for2020420305 Health and community servicesen
local.subject.for2020420317 Patient safetyen
local.subject.for2020350505 Occupational and workplace health and safetyen
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local.subject.seo2020200203 Health education and promotionen
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