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NATO Security through Science Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics

Volume 20, 2007

Strengthening National Public Health Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Biological and Radiological Agent Threats
Edited by C.E. Cummings, E. Stikova

ISBN 978-1-58603-744-4
$144.00 / € 115,00 


Contents
Front Matter   i - xvii
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    Preface

1. Introduction  
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The Need for Strengthening National Public Health Preparedness and Response to CBR Agent Threats   3 - 7
Curtis E. Cummings, Elisaveta Stikova, Carol S. Larach, Peter D. Rumm
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2. American Medical Association – Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) Course  
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Healthcare Disasters: Local Preparedness, Global Response!   11 - 14
Raymond E. Swienton, Italo Subbarao, Phillip L. Coule
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3. Epidemiology  
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Pivotal Steps to Building Global Health Security   17 - 24
Elin A. Gursky
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Improvement of an Integrated System of Disease Surveillance in Georgia Under International Cooperation   25 - 29
Lela Bakanidze, Paata Imnadze, Shota Tsanava, Nikoloz Tsertsvadze
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4. Informatics  
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Public Health Preparedness: I-Prevention and Global Health Network Supercourse   33 - 38
Faina Linkov, Ronald Laporte, Francois Sauer, Eugene Shubnikov
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Public Health Preparedness and Effective Access to Information: Getting the Most Out of Your PC   39 - 44
Eugene Tseytlin
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Information Security Approaches to Provide Social System Continuity in Conditions of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats   45 - 52
Ron Laporte, Andrey Trufanov
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The Role of Information Technologies and Science in the Prevention of Bioterrorism   53 - 61
Eugene Shubnikov, Faina Linkov, Ronald Laporte
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5. Modeling and Simulation  
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Using Modeling and Simulation in Planning for Public Health Emergencies   65 - 75
C. Donald Robinson
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Modeling Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC) CBRN Hazards: Novel Tools and Approaches for Strengthening the Conceptual Site Model for Public Health Preparedness   77 - 85
Chuck Tomljanovic, Conrad Volz
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6. Biological Agents  
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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever – A Biological Weapon?   89 - 93
Etem Akbas
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7. Chemical Agents  
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Fundamentals of Preparedness against Chemical Threats – Introduction   97 - 101
Alessandra Rossodivita, Elisaveta Jasna Stikova, Curtis E. Cummings
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Chemical Warfare Agents – Medical Aspects and Principles of Treatment, Part I – Nerve Agents   103 - 111
Alessandra Rossodivita, Matteo Guidotti, Massimo C. Ranghieri, Elisaveta Jasna Stikova, Curtis E. Cummings
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Chemical Warfare Agents: Medical Aspects and Treatment Principles, Part II   113 - 122
Alessandra Rossodivita, Matteo Guidotti, Massimo C. Ranghieri, Elisaveta Jasna Stikova
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Chemical Warfare Agents: Weapons of Mass Destruction or Psychological Threats?   123 - 131
Matteo Guidotti, Massimo C. Ranghieri, Alessandra Rossodivita
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The Psychological Effects of Biological Agents as Terrorist Weapons   133 - 138
Massimo C. Ranghieri, Matteo Guidotti, Alessandra Rossodivita
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8. Radiological Agents  
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Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation   141 - 152
Curtis E. Cummings
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9. Special Topics  
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A Framework to Understand the Centrality of Protection and Restoration of Ecosystem Services to Water Management and Preparedness: An All-Hazards Approach with Implications for NATO Plans and Operations   155 - 164
Conrad Daniel Volz
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Social Marketing as a Potentially Valuable Tool for Preparedness   165 - 167
Peter D. Rumm, Curtis E. Cummings
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Including Diverse Populations with Unique Needs in Emergency Planning   169 - 174
Carol S. Larach, Curtis E. Cummings, Marcia Polansky
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Author Index   175
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