Introduction: Essential Public Health Services and Foundational Competencies for Public Health Emergencies by Robert J. Kim-Farley
Part I. Fundamentals of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 1. What is Emergency Preparedness? by Tanya Telfair LeBlanc
Chapter 2. Community Preparedness: A Challenge for the Ages by Tanya Telfair LeBlanc
Chapter 3. All-Hazards Preparedness Design: A Systems Approach by Glen P. Mays
Chapter 4. Disaster Risk Assessment: A Primer by Kimberley Shoaf
Chapter 5. Emergency Operations Plans: Essential Tools for Preparedness and Response by Glen P. Mays
Part II. Lessons Learned from Actual Incidents
Chapter 6. Hurricane Disasters as a Public Health Problem: The Hurricane Harvey Disaster in Texas by J. Danielle Sharpe and David S. Rickless
Chapter 7. Tornadoes and Related Public Health Risks: The Joplin Tornado Public Health Response by Zhen Cong, Zhirui Chen, and Aaron Hagedorn
Chapter 8. Earthquakes: Public Health and Medical Response--The California Model by Howard D. Backer
Chapter 9. Wildfires: Evaluating The Cardiorespiratory Health of Wildland Firefighters by Denise M. Gaughan, Mark D. Hoover, Christopher A. Kirby, and Stephen S. Leonard
Chapter 10. Extreme Heat Events and Public Health by Maryam Karimi, Rouzbeh Nazari, and Samain Sabrin
Chapter 11. Public Health Response to Bioterrorism: Lessons from the 2001 Anthrax Attacks as a Foundation by Alexander H. Chang, Allison P. Chen, and Edbert B. Hsu
Chapter 12: Chemical Disasters and Public Health Effects: The Bhopal Chemical Industrial Disaster by Alexander H. Chang, Allison P. Chen, and Edbert B. Hsu
Chapter 13. Nuclear Detonation as a Public Health Threat: A Case Approach for Preparedness by Robert M. Levin
Chapter 14. Disease Outbreaks and Pandemics: COVID-19 and Other Case Studies by Dawn Terashita, Moon Kim, and Sharon Balter
Chapter 15. Water Supply Hazards and Public Health: Drinking Water Cryptosporidium Response Plan by June E. Bancroft, Taylor S. Pinsent, Ann Levy, Jonathan S. Yoder, and John Person
Part III. Special Considerations
Chapter 16. Public Health Law: Foundations and Applications During Emergencies by Lauren T. Dunning, Jennifer L. Piatt, and James G. Hodge
Chapter 17. Access and Functional Needs: I am My Brother's Keeper by Tanya Telfair LeBlanc
Chapter 18. Children and Disasters by Nancy Blake and Catherine J. Goodhue
Chapter 19. Evolving and Emerging Threats by Esther D. Chernak
Chapter 20. Going Forward: Other Emergencies and Future Challenges by Robert J. Kim-Farley
Epilogue
Glossary
The 10 Essential Public Health Services
CEPH Foundational Competencies
