Includes bibliographical references and index.

2011 Japan tsunami, earthquake, and nuclear disaster -- Southern California wildfires of 2007 -- The 1999 North Carolina Floyd flood -- Residential facilities and functional needs -- Hurricane Irene : evacuation of Coney Island hospital -- Rescue following a mine collapse in Chile, 2010 -- The lessons of tragedy : the 2004 Madrid train bombings -- The Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill disaster -- Planning for the Republican National Convention 2004 -- World Trade Center attack on Sept. 11, 2001 -- Addressing the mental well-being of New Yorkers in the aftermath of 9/11 and bioterror attacks -- Gastrointestinal anthrax associated with a drumming circle in New Hampshire -- Surveillance in emergency preparedness -- Mandatory vaccination and H1N1 -- 2009 H1N1 influenza epidemic in Iowa -- The Martha's Vineyard public health system response to 2009 H1N1.