Johns Hopkins Public Health Preparedness Programs

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Understanding the Basics

The topics listed below comprise a range of preparedness issues prevalent in the post-9/11 era. An understanding of these topics can improve the public's ability to recognize and respond to an array of threats, both intentional and unintentional.

Biological Weapons

Some Examples:

Food Security 

Mental Health  

Risk Communication  

Water Security  

Worker Safety  

 

Some disaster survivors may not experience distress until a year after the event occurred.

About the Experts

J. Doug Storey, PhD
Dr. Storey has over 30 years of work in communication, health and education in domestic and international settings. He is currently looking at the role of media in public health response. More...
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