Larry L. Needham, a strong scientist and a staunch advocate for the use of exposure science in public health, passed away on 23 October 2010 after a 2‑year battle with renal cell carcinoma. He will be remem‑ bered as a scientist with great vision who had the ability to develop and sustain impact‑ ful research programs that provided a strong underpinning for furthering exposure science. These pr...

Following the anthrax and 9/11 terrorist attacks of 2001, Presidents Bush and Obama both prioritized and supported investment in federal programs aimed at improving US defenses against health security threats, including major disasters; naturally occurring infectious disease epidemics; accidental releases of chemical, biological, or radiological materials; and chemical, biological, radiological...

In this paper, we analyzed the influence of time required to begin coping behaviors of managers in chemical terrorism. In order to calculate the damage of chemical attacks in a major rail station, our network model-based pedestrian simulator was applied with hazard prediction systems of indoor gas diffusion. Our analysis was used for enlightening the managers of the rail station in a tabletop e...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Terrorism may have a severe impact on physicians' practices. We examined terrorism preparedness training of office-based physicians. METHODS The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey uses a nationally representative multi-stage sampling design. In 2003 and 2004, physicians were asked if they had received training in six Category-A viral and bacterial diseases and c...

HYPOTHESIS The public health system has a specialized body of knowledge and expertise in bioterrorism and public health emergency management that can assist in the development and delivery of continuing medical education programs to meet the needs of emergency medical service providers. METHODS A nationally representative sample of the basic and paramedic emergency medical service providers i...