Mass gathering

Mass gatherings are events attended by a sufficient number of people to strain the planning and response resources of the host community, state/province, nation, or region where it is being held.[1][2] Definitions of a mass gathering generally include the following:

  • Planned (long term or spontaneously planned) event
  • “a specified number of persons (at least >1000 persons)
  • at a specific location, for a specific purpose (e.g. social function, public event, sporting event) for a defined period of time”.
  • Requires Multi-Agency Coordination
Not to be confused with Mass meeting.

Mass Gathering Medicine is a new field of medicine that focuses on the health risks of mass gatherings.[3] The World Health Organization through its "Department of Global Alert and Response" supports Member States hosting mass gatherings and regularly receives a large number of requests for technical support by countries organizing large mass gatherings.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "4º Encontro da Rede CIEVS (Centro de Informação em Saúde para Viajantes)" [Brazil- Conference: The 4th Annual Meeting of the CIEVS network], Mass Gathering Guidelines= OEI, 2010-10-28
  2. Ranse, Jamie; Hutton, Alison (December 2012). "Minimum Data Set for Mass-Gathering Health Research and Evaluation: A Discussion Paper". Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 27 (6): 543–550. doi:10.1017/s1049023x12001288. ISSN 1049-023X. PMID 23174040.
  3. "Public Health Preparedness for Mass Gatherings". Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  4. "Mass Gatherings and Public Health" (PDF). 2007. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  5. "Communicable disease alert and response for mass gatherings" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-11-04.
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