Preface
Foreword
Contributors
About the Editors
SectionI Natural Events
Case1 2011 Japan Tsunami, Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster
Case2 Southern California Wildfires of 2007: Preparing and Responding to Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Communities
Case3 The 1999 North Carolina Floyd Flood
Case4 Residential Facilities and Functional Needs: Preparing for and Responding to Emergencies in Pennsylvania
Case5 Hurricane Irene: Evacuation of Coney Island Hospital
SectionII Man-Made and Technological Events
Case6 Rescue Following a Mine Collapse in Chile
Case7 The Lessons of Tragedy: The 2004 Madrid Train Bombings
Case8 The Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill Disaster
Case9 Planning For The Republican National Convention 2004: Findings From The New York City Department Of Health And Mental Hygiene
Case10 World Trade Center Attack on Sept 11, 2001
Case11 Addressing the Mental Well-Being of New Yorkers in the Aftermath of the 9/11 and Bioterror Attacks
SectionIII Emerging Infections
Case12 Gastrointestinal Anthrax Associated with a Drumming Circle in New Hampshire
Case13 Surveillance in Emergency Preparedness: The 2009 H1N1 Pandemic Response
Case14 Mandatory Vaccination and H1N1: A Large Urban Hospital's Response
Case15 2009 H1N1 Influenza Epidemic in Iowa
Case16 The Martha's Vineyard Public Health System Response to 2009 H1N1
Appendix A: Public Health Preparedness & Response Core Competency Model
Additional Critical Cases
Case1 The Evacuation of NYU Langone Medical Center during Hurricane Sandy: Lessons Learned
Case2 Hurricane Sandy: Training to Improve Response and Recovery
Case3 Public Health Recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Experience in Selected Areas of Miyagi Prefecture