Special Issue "Preparedness and Emergency Response"
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2014) | Viewed by 172212
Special Issue Editor

Interests: tobacco use; exposure to environmental tobacco smoke; violence; emergency preparedness and response; HIV/AIDS and adolescent health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Each year, major emergencies, both natural and man-made, claim the lives of many people all around the world and inflict a heavy toll on the economy. While we have made progress in preparedness and emergency response in the last decades, much more needs to be done. Research priorities in preparedness and emergency response identified by the Institute of Medicine include: improving the identification of health vulnerabilities and evaluation interventions to lessen the risk of poor health outcomes; developing and evaluating integrated systems of emergency public health services and incident management; developing and evaluating strategies and tools to train and exercise the public workforce to meet the responsibilities for detection, mitigation, and recovery in varied settings and populations; evaluation characteristics of effective risk communication in emergency settings and system enhancements to improve effective information exchange across diverse partners and populations under emergency conditions; scenario modeling and forecasting; and information and management tools to improve the availability and usefulness during crisis decision-making. This issue will highlight new approaches that have been applied or are under development to improve preparedness and emergency response. Research papers, analytical reviews, case studies, conceptual framework, and policy-relevant articles are solicited.
Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Rudatsikira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- emergency preparedness
- disaster management
- bioterrorism
- chemical emergencies
- natural disasters
- outbreaks
- mass casualties
- radiation emergencies
- war and terrorism