2nd Edition
Disaster Health Management A Primer for Students and Practitioners
The second edition of this leading textbook provides the definitive guide to disaster health management. From the key concepts, principles and terminology, to systems for mitigation, planning, response and recovery, it gives readers a comprehensive overview of every aspect of this emerging field.
Split into eight parts, the book begins by drawing the parameters of disaster health management before outlining key elements such as communication, community engagement and legal issues. It then moves on to discuss preparing for potential disasters, managing and mitigating their impact, and then recovering in the aftermath. Offering key insights into evaluation, leadership and the psychosocial aspects of disaster health management, the new edition also features a range of international case studies, including those outlining the management of COVID-19.
It is essential reading for both students and practitioners engaging in this important work.
Part 1 – The Conceptual Basis of Disaster Management
Chapter 1 Definitions and Terminology
Lidia Mayner and Erin Smith
Chapter 2 Disaster Trends and Impact
Benjamin Ryan and Richard Franklin
Chapter 3 Concepts and Principles
Nahuel Arenas-García and Vicenzo Bolletino
Part 2 – Key Elements of Disaster Management
Chapter 4 Disaster Management Frameworks
Jonathon Abrahams, Helen Foster and Graeme McColl
Chapter 5 Risk and its management
Mike Tarrant and Carl Gibson
Chapter 6 Business Continuity Management (BCM)
David Parsons
Chapter 7 Risk and Crisis Communication During Health Disasters
Amisha Mehta, Ingrid Larkin, Bob Jensen and Robina Xavier
Chapter 8 Community Engagement
Ghasem-Sam Toloo, Marie Fredriksen and Stacey Pizzino
Chapter 9 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Disaster Management
Fiona McDonald, Michael Eburn and Erin Smith
Part 3 – Healthcare Considerations
Chapter 10 Health System Impacts and Responses to Disasters
Andrew Johnson, Gerry FitzGerald, Penelope Burns, Stacey Pizzino an Colin Myers
Chapter 11 Physical Health Impacts of Disasters
Penelope Burns, Colin Myers, Joris Yzermans and Michel Dückers
Chapter 12 Psychosocial Impacts of Disasters
Jane Shakespeare-Finch and Paul Scully
Part 4 – Getting Ready
Chapter 13 Prevention and Mitigation
Gerard FitzGerald, Benjamin Ryan, Richard Franklin and Stacey Pizzino
Chapter 14 Planning
Rosemary Hegner
Chapter 15 Preparedness
Benjamin Ryan
Part 5 – Incident Management and Response
Chapter 16 Principles of Incident Management
Gerry Fitzgerald, Jonathan Abrahams and Stacey Pizzino
Chapter 17 Incident Management Practice
Marie Fredriksen, Gerry FitzGerald and Colin Myers
Chapter 18 External Assistance in Disasters
Peter Aitken, Gerard FitzGerald, Colin Myers and Stacey Pizzino
Part 6 – Recovering
Chapter 19 Community Recovery
Bob Lonne and Rose Henderson
Chapter 20 Recovery of Physical and Social Infrastructure: Rebuilding a Stronger Community
Marie Fredriksen, Gerry FitzGerald, Mike Tarrant, Colin Myers and Stacey Pizzino
Part 7 – Unique Challenges of Particular Disasters
Chapter 21 Natural Disasters
Weiwei Du and Penelope Burns
Chapter 22 Manmade (Technological) Disasters
Carissa Oh, Stefan Mazur and Peter Logan
Chapter 23 Conflict, Terrorism and CBRNE
David Heslop and Sarah Hockaday
Chapter 24 Pandemics
Penelope Burns, Graham Dodd, Angela Hamilton and Michael Kidd
Chapter 25 Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
Nahuel Arenas-García
Part 8 – Strategic Considerations
Chapter 26 Leadership
Colin Myers and Liz Rushbrook
Chapter 27 Evaluation and Lessons Management
Colin Myers and Diane Bretherton
Chapter 28 Education, Training and Research
Gerry FitzGerald, Vivienne Tippett and Stacey Pizzino
Chapter 29 Future Challenges
Gerry FitzGerald, Mike Tarrant, Peter Aitken, Marie Fredriksen, Penelope Burns, Stacey Pizzino and Benjamin Ryan
Biography
Gerard FitzGerald retired in July 2019 as Professor of Public Health at QUT and discipline Leader of Health Management and Disaster Management.
Stacey Pizzino is a humanitarian epidemiologist and global health expert focused on strengthening the evidence base for vulnerable populations impacted by disasters, armed conflict and complex humanitarian emergencies.
Penelope Burns is a General Practitioner, and a local Disaster Manager with appointments at the Australian National University and Western Sydney University.
Colin Myers has recently retired from a career in Emergency, Retrieval and Disaster Medicine and holds current appointments as adjunct Associate Professor in the Public Health Faculty at Queensland University of Technology and as Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, James Cook University.
Michael Tarrent holds an adjunct appointment Associate Professor in the Public Health Faculty at Queensland University of Technology.
Ben Ryan is a Professor in the Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.
Marie Fredriksen is a senior Paramedic with the Queensland Ambulance Service and a guest lecturer in Disaster Management at QUT.
Peter Aitken is Executive Director, Disaster Management Branch, Queensland Health.
