American Journal of Epidemiology Copyright © 2005 by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health All rights reserved
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Epidemiologic Approaches to Disasters: Reducing Our Vulnerability
From the Department of Family Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Correspondence to Dr. Lloyd F. Novick, Department of Family Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University Lakeside Annex #3, Greenville, NC 27858 (e-mail: novickL@mail.ecu.edu).
Received for publication March 22, 2005. Accepted for publication April 12, 2005.
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Disasters are an increasing global health concern. On average, one disaster per week requires external international assistance somewhere in the world. Recent events, most notably the tsunami of December 26, 2004, have emphasized mankind's vulnerability to these events and the necessity for preparedness. These ecologic disruptions are emergencies of great magnitude that overwhelm existing resources, resulting in a call for outside help (1
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A March 16, 2005, New York Times article outlined "15 Nightmares for Disaster Planning" (2). As could be predicted because of the tragic events of September 11th, the majority of those making
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