On the Cover:

Shannon Doocy

All That Remains
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2008 v. 2, p. 71. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

James J. James

From the Editor-in-Chief
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2008 v. 2, p. 72. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invited Editorial Commentary:

Frederick M. Burkle, Jr, Judith Bass, and Paul Bolton

Becoming Responsible in a "Socially Seismic" Environment: Mental Health as a Marker of Community Recovery
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2008 v. 2, p. 73-74. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Global Correspondent:

Stephanie Rosborough

World Update
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2008 v. 2, p. 75-76. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Research and Critical Analysis:

David Abramson, Tasha Stehling-Ariza, Richard Garfield, and Irwin Redlener

Prevalence and Predictors of Mental Health Distress Post-Katrina: Findings From the Gulf Coast Child and Family Health Study
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2008 v. 2, p. 77-86. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John P. Palumbo, James I. Meek, Darcy M. Fazio, Susan B. Turner, James L. Hadler, and André N. Sofair

Unexplained Deaths in Connecticut, 2002–2003:Failure to Consider Category A Bioterrorism Agents in Differential Diagnoses
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2008 v. 2, p. 87-94. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shannon Doocy, Diane Johnson, and Courtland Robinson

Cash Grants in Humanitarian Assistance: A Nongovernmental Organization Experience in Aceh, Indonesia, Following the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2008 v. 2, p. 95-103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Kevin Horton, Maureen Orr, Theodora Tsongas, Richard Leiker, and Vikas Kapil

Secondary Contamination of Medical Personnel, Equipment, and Facilities Resulting From Hazardous Materials Events, 2003–2006
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2008 v. 2, p. 104-113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Focus:

James Tabery, Charles W. Mackett, III, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pandemic Influenza Task Force's Triage Review Board

Ethics of Triage in the Event of an Influenza Pandemic
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2008 v. 2, p. 114-118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Concepts in Disaster Medicine:

Charles DiMaggio, Sandro Galea, and David Abramson

Analyzing Postdisaster Surveillance Data: The Effect of the Statistical Method
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2008 v. 2, p. 119-126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric Aakko, Nathan Weed, Richard Konrad, and John Wiesman

Rethinking Volunteer Management Using a Centralized Volunteer Staging and Training Area
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2008 v. 2, p. 127-129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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