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Contents

  1. 1 Public health ethics in disaster preparedness and response (Harvey Kayman)
    1. 1.1 Infectious disease emergency readiness (Tomas Aragon, Erica Pan)
    2. 1.2 Environmental health threats after chemical disasters (Rupali Das)
    3. 1.3 Post-disaster sampling, surveys, and rapid needs assessments (Wayne Enanoria)
    4. 1.4 Disaster mental health preparedness and response (Jeff Coady)
    5. 1.5 Planning for mass care and sheltering (Howard Backer)
    6. 1.6 Disaster preparedness for vulnerable populations (Ana-Marie Jones)
    7. 1.7 Essentials of crisis leadership and crisis risk communication (Tomás Aragón)
    8. 1.8 Personal and community disaster preparedness
  2. 2 Key web sites
  3. 3 Miscellaneous topics
    1. 3.1 Legal preparedness for public health emergencies



Public health ethics in disaster preparedness and response (Harvey Kayman)

  • [*] Harvey Kayman (slides). Ethical Challenges to Disaster Planning and Response (Download PDF Handout)
  • [*] Harvey Kayman. A Summary Toolbox for Public Health Ethics (Download PDF)
  • Thompson AK, Faith K, Gibson JL, Upshur RE. Pandemic influenza preparedness: an ethical framework to guide decision-making. BMC Med Ethics. 2006 Dec 4;7:E12. (PMID: 17144926)
  • Kass NE. An ethics framework for public health and avian influenza pandemic preparedness. Yale J Biol Med. 2005 Oct;78(5):239-54. (PMID: 17132331)
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Infectious disease emergency readiness (Tomas Aragon, Erica Pan)

Overview
  • [*] Aragon TJ, Reingold A. Chapter 1: Epidemiologic Concepts for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases. In. Essential Field Epidemiology.
Bioterrorism
  • [*] Inglesby TV, O'Toole T, Henderson DA, et al. Anthrax as a biological weapon, 2002: updated recommendations for management. JAMA. 2002;287(17):2236-52. Erratum in: JAMA 2002 Oct 16;288(15):1849. (PMID: 11980524)
  • Arnon SS, Schechter R, Inglesby TV, et al. Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. JAMA. 2001;285(8):1059-70. Erratum in: JAMA 2001 Apr 25;285(16):2081. (PMID: 11209178)
  • Henderson DA, Inglesby TV, Bartlett JG, et al. Smallpox as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. JAMA. 1999 Jun 9;281(22):2127-37. (PMID: 10367824)
  • Borio L, Inglesby T, Peters CJ, et al. Hemorrhagic fever viruses as biological weapons: medical and public health management. JAMA. 2002;287(18):2391-405. (PMID: 11988060)
  • Inglesby TV, Dennis DT, Henderson DA, et al. Plague as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. JAMA. 2000;283(17):2281-90. (PMID: 10807389)
  • Audi J, Belson M, Patel M, Schier J, Osterloh J. Ricin poisoning: a comprehensive review. JAMA. 2005;294(18):2342-51. (PMID: 16278363)
  • Dennis DT, Inglesby TV, Henderson DA, et al. Tularemia as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. JAMA. 2001;285(21):2763-73. (PMID: 11386933)
Natural epidemics

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
  • [*] Svoboda T, Henry B, Shulman L, et al. Public health measures to control the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome during the outbreak in Toronto. N Engl J Med. 2004 Jun 3;350(23):2352-61. (PMID: 15175437)
Pandemic influenza
  • PandemicFlu.gov --- U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information. (Visit home page)
HIV/AIDS
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, World Disasters Report 2008 - Focus on HIV and AIDS (Download page)
  • Frieden TR, Das-Douglas M, Kellerman SE, Henning KJ. Applying public health principles to the HIV epidemic. N Engl J Med. 2005 Dec 1;353(22):2397-402. No abstract available. (PMID: 16319391)
Threats after disasters
  • Waring SC, Brown BJ. The threat of communicable diseases following natural disasters: a public health response. Disaster Manag Response. 2005;3(2):41-7. (PMID: 15829908)
  • Ivers LC, Ryan ET. Infectious diseases of severe weather-related and flood-related natural disasters. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2006;19(5):408-14. (PMID: 16940862)
Infection control and prevention
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Recommendations for postexposure interventions to prevent infection with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, or human immunodeficiency virus, and tetanus in persons wounded during bombings and other mass-casualty events--United States, 2008: recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Recomm Rep. 2008 Aug 1;57(RR-6):1-21; quiz CE1-4. (PMID: 18668022)

Environmental health threats after chemical disasters (Rupali Das)

  • Rupali Das (slides). Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response: Occupational and Environmental Health Issues (Download PowerPoint slides)
  • Brackbill RM, Thorpe LE, DiGrande L, Perrin M, Sapp JH 2nd, Wu D, Campolucci S, Walker DJ, Cone J, Pulliam P, Thalji L, Farfel MR, Thomas P. Surveillance for World Trade Center disaster health effects among survivors of collapsed and damaged buildings. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2006 Apr 7;55(2):1-18. (PMID: 16601667)
  • Lin S, Reibman J, Bowers JA, Hwang SA, Hoerning A, Gomez MI, Fitzgerald EF. Upper respiratory symptoms and other health effects among residents living near the World Trade Center site after September 11, 2001. Am J Epidemiol. 2005 Sep 15;162(6):499-507. Epub 2005 Aug 17. (PMID: 16107572)
  • Cone JE, Wugofski L, Balmes JR, Das R, Bowler R, Alexeeff G, Shusterman D. Persistent respiratory health effects after a metam sodium pesticide spill. Chest. 1994 Aug;106(2):500-8. (PMID: 7774327)

Post-disaster sampling, surveys, and rapid needs assessments (Wayne Enanoria)

  • al-Sekait MA, Bamgboye EA, al-Nasser AN. Sampling in epidemiological research: a case study of the prevalence of brucellosis in Saudi Arabia. J R Soc Health. 1992 Aug;112(4):172-6. (PMID: 1433149)
  • Malilay J. Public health assessments in disaster settings: Recommendations for a multidisciplinary approach. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2000 Oct-Dec;15(4):167-72. Review. (PMID: 11227604)
  • Hlady WG, Quenemoen LE, Armenia-Cope RR, Hurt KJ, Malilay J, Noji EK, Wurm G. Use of a modified cluster sampling method to perform rapid needs assessment after Hurricane Andrew. Ann Emerg Med. 1994 Apr;23(4):719-25. (PMID: 8161038)

Disaster mental health preparedness and response (Jeff Coady)

  • McGuinness KM, Coady JA, Perez JT, Williams NC, McIntyre DJ. Public Mental Health: The Role of Population-Based and Macrosystems Interventions in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 2008; 39(1):58-65. (Download PDF)
  • Perez JT, Coady J, de Jesus EL, McGuinness KM, Bondan S. Operation Unified Assistance population-based programs of the U.S. Public Health Service and International team. Mil Med. 2006;171(10 suppl 1):53-58. (PMID: 17447625)

Planning for mass care and sheltering (Howard Backer)

  • Emergency Support Function #6 – Mass Care, Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services (Download PDF)

Disaster preparedness for vulnerable populations (Ana-Marie Jones)

  • [*] Ana-Marie Jones (slides). Vulnerable Populations in Emergency Planning---The Prepare to Prosper Approach. (Download PDF Handout)
  • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Public Health Workbook to DEFINE, LOCATE, and REACH Special, Vulnerable, and At-Risk Populations in an Emergency [v1, rev18] (Download PDF)

Essentials of crisis leadership and crisis risk communication (Tomás Aragón)

  • [*] Aragón T. Step 7 (Communicating Findings) in Conducting an Outbreak Investigation in 7 Steps (or less) --- A Quick Reference Guide (Download PDF).
  • [*] Glik DC. Risk communication for public health emergencies. Annu Rev Public Health. 2007;28:33-54. Review. (PMID: 17222081)
  • [*] Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (Web site)
    • [*] Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (Online course)
    • Review Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication: By Leaders For Leaders (Download PDF)

Personal and community disaster preparedness

  • [*] Read and complete (from www.72hours.org): How would you survive for 72 hours? (Download PDF)

Key web sites

  • Pan American Health & World Health Organizations, Health Library for Disasters, (Visit site)
  • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Emergency Preparedness and Response (Visit site)
  • Agency for Health Care Research & Quality, Public Health Emergency Preparedness (Visit site)
  • Department of Health & Human Services, Pandemic influenza preparedness (Visit site)
  • Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (Visit site)

Miscellaneous topics

Legal preparedness for public health emergencies

  • CDC. Public Health Emergency Legal Preparedness (Web site)
  • Benjamin GC, Moulton AD. Public health legal preparedness: a framework for action. J Law Med Ethics. 2008 Spring;36(1 Suppl):13-7. (PMID: 18315746)