Intensely practical and down to earth, this timely new text covers the breadth of health emergency preparedness, resilience and response topics in the context of inter-disciplinary and whole society responses to a range of threats. It includes public, private and third sector roles in preparation for and in response to natural and man-made events, such as: major incident planning; infectious disease epidemics and pandemics; natural disasters; terrorist threats; and business and service continuity management. The book builds upon the basics of risk assessment and writing an emergency plan, and then covers inter-agency working, command and control, communication, personal impact and business continuity as well as training, exercises and post-incident follow up. Detailing the full emergency preparedness and civil protection planning cycle, the book is illustrated throughout with real-life examples and case studies from global experts in the field for countries with both advanced and developing healthcare systems. This practical handbook covering the essential aspects of major incident and disaster management is ideal for undergraduate and master's students in emergency management and public health, as well as for practitioners in emergency preparedness and civil protection. It will be valuable to all health practitioners from ambulance, hospital, primary and community care, mental health and public health backgrounds. Read the first chapter for free: Introduction: Why Do We Need to Prepare? ; Intensely practical and illustrated with real-life examples, this text covers the breadth of health emergency preparedness, resilience and response topics in the context of inter-disciplinary and whole society responses. It includes public, private and third sector roles in preparation for and in response to natural and man-made events. ;

• 1: Introduction: Why do we need to Prepare?
• • 2: The Planning Process
• 3: Risk Assessment
• 4: Writing an Emergency Plan
• 5: Emergency Planning and Response: Working in Partnership
• 6: Interprofessional Working: Understanding some Emotional Barriers and Unconscious Processes That Might Influence Practice in Group and Team Work
• 7: Command, Control and Communication
• 8: Communications during a Health Emergency
• 9: Psychosocial and Mental Health Care Before, During and After Emergencies, Disasters and Major Incidents
• 10: Business Continuity
• 11: Training and Exercising for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response
• 12: Post-incident Follow-up
• 13: Mass Casualty Incidents
• 14: Preparedness and Response to Pandemics and other Infectious Disease Emergencies
• 15: CBRN Incidents
• 16: A Military Case Study
• 17: From Pandemics to Earthquakes: Health and Emergencies in Canterbury, New Zealand