摘要：Rapid health assessments (RHAs) are used during an emer-gency response to gather informationabout the health statusand needs of an affected population. They are a systematicway of collecting information in a complex emergencysituation, with the information gathered assisting in plan-ning, directing and implementing an appropriate response.1RHAs provide decision makers and partner agencies with arapid insight into the healthneeds of an affected population
