Disaster Preparedness Resources

Case studies in public health preparedness and response to disasters by Linda Young Landesman. 2014. (WA 295 L256c 2014)

Collective trauma, collective healing: Promoting community resilience in the aftermath of disaster by Jack Saul. 2014. (WA 295 S256c 2013)

Disaster's impact on livelihood and cultural survival: Losses, opportunities, and mitigation by Michele Companion. 2015. (WA 295 D611 2015)

Disasters and public health: Planning and response by Bruce Clements. 2016. (WA 295 C626d 2016 RES)

Enabling rapid and sustainable public health research during disasters. 2015. DSHS call number: WA 295 I59 2015

Flash floods in Texas by Jonathan Burnett. 2008. DSHS call number: WA 295 B964f 2008

Introduction to emergency management, 5th ed. by George D. Haddow. 2014. DSHS call number: WA 295 H127i 2014

Introduction to public health, 4th ed. by Mary-Jane Schneider. 2014. (WA 100 S359i 2014) (Note: The 4th edition contains a chapter on emergency preparedness.)

Koenig and Schultz's disaster medicine: Comprehensive principles and practices, 2nd ed. 2015. (WA 295 K78 2015)

Landesman's public health management of disasters: The practice guide, 5th ed., by Linda Young Landesman and Rita V. Burke. 2021. (WA 295 L256 2021)

Novick & Morrow's public health administration: Principles for population-based management, 3rd ed. by Leiyu Shi and James A. Johnson. 2014. (WA 525 P976 2014) (Note: Chapter 25 is on disaster preparedness and public health response.)

Vicarious trauma and disaster mental health: Understanding risks and promoting resilience. 2015. (WA 295 V628 2015)

Biosecurity: Understanding, assessing, and preventing the threat. 2013. (EBSCO)

Biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories (BMBL), 6th ed. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020.

Catastrophic disaster planning and response by Clifford Oliver. 2011. (EBSCO)

Crisis management: preparing for today's challenges by Michael J. Fagel. 2013. (EBSCO)

Disaster nursing and emergency preparedness for chemical, biological, and radiological terrorism and other hazards, 3rd ed. by Tener Goodwin Veenem. 2012. (EBSCO)

Disasters and vulnerable populations: Evidence-based practice for the helping professions by Lisa R. Baker and Loretta A. Cormier. 2015. (EBSCO)

Emergency public health: Preparedness and response. 2011. (EBSCO)

Flood hazards: Impacts and responses for the built environment by Jessica Lamond. 2012. (EBSCO)

Infectious diseases and bioterrorism by Stephen A. Berger. 2014. (EBSCO)

Laboratory safety manual, 4th ed. World Health Organization. 2020.

Local planning for terror and disaster: From bioterrorism to earthquakes by Nancy D. Connell and Leonard A. Cole. 2013. (EBSCO)

New developments in biological and chemical terrorism countermeasures by Seshadri S. Ramkumar. 2016. (EBSCO)

Using social marketing for public emergency preparedness: social change for community resilience by Nancy Meyer-Emerick. 2015. (EBSCO)

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Health Security (formerly Biosecurity and Bioterrorism)

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Biological, Chemical, and Other Non-Nuclear Threats (Federation of American Scientists)

Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (CHEPR) (Texas Department of State Health Services)

Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

Emergency Preparedness (National Safety Council)

Emergency Preparedness and Response (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Emergency Preparedness and Response (Food and Drug Administration)

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters 
(National Institute of Mental Health)

National Library of Medicine Disaster Preparedness:

• Biodefense and Bioterrorism
• Chemical Emergencies
• Disaster Preparation and Recovery
• Radiation Exposure

Public Health Emergency (Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response - ASPR)

Ready.gov (Dept. of Homeland Security)

Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange 
(TRACIE) (Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response - ASPR)