*Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, †Hospital Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, ‡Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, and §Infectious Diseases, University of Wisconsin Scho...

OBJECTIVE The objective was to assess the planning needs of emergency management and public health professionals to provide a flexible and comprehensive planning tool. DESIGN This study first assessed the needs of emergency management and public health professionals via an online survey. On the basis of results of the assessment, pertinent information was collected and organized into an onlin...

OBJECTIVES Each of the nuclear power plants in the US is encircled by an Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ). Within each EPZ, government officials, utility professionals, emergency managers, and public health practitioners collectively conduct extensive planning, exercises, and outreach to better protect their communities in the event of a nuclear accident. Our objective was to conduct a cross-secti...

1 Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, Institute of Gerontology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, 2 Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M School of Public Health, College Station, TX, USA, 3 Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, U...

UNLABELLED Background On Friday March 11, 2011 a 9.0 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami off the eastern coast of Japan, resulting in thousands of lives lost and billions of dollars in damage around the Pacific Rim. The tsunami first reached the California coast on Friday, March 11th, causing more than $70 million in damage and at least one death. While the tsunami's impact on California p...