Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 10 , Pages 1020-1029, October 2008

World Cup 2010 planning: An integration of public health and medical systems

  • Arthur H. Yancey II

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, S. E, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States. Tel.: +1 404 616 6675; fax: +1 404 616 0074.
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  • Peter D. Fuhri

      Affiliations

    • Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Plan, National Department of Health, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
    • ,
  • Yogan Pillay

      Affiliations

    • Strategic Planning, National Department of Health, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
    • ,
  • Ian Greenwald

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

Received 17 January 2007; received in revised form 2 October 2007; accepted 21 November 2007.

Summary 

Objectives

To present crucial stages of planning and the resources involved in the medical and health care that will address issues affecting the health and safety of all participants in the 2010 World Cup.

Design

Relevant literature reviews of mass gathering medical care supplemented experience of the authors in planning for previous similar events. Attention is focused on issues wherein effective planning requires the integration of public health practices with those of clinical emergency medical services. The tables that are included serve to illustrate the depth and breadth of planning as well as the organizational relationships required to execute care of a universally acceptable standard.

Conclusions

This article offers guidance in planning for the 2010 World Cup health and emergency medical care, emphasizing the need for integration of public health and medical practices. It depicts the span of planning envisioned, the organizational relationships crucial to it, and emphasizes the necessity of an early start.

Keywords: Mass Gatherings, Special events, Emergency Medical Systems, Injury Prevention, Public Health Systems, Surveillance Systems, Disaster Planning, Multi-casualty Incident Response Planning, World Cup Soccer South Africa

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PII: S0033-3506(07)00369-1

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2007.11.005

Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 10 , Pages 1020-1029, October 2008

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