... conducted with 514 schools were collated to identify the emergency preparedness lessons learned by schools through their participation in the ShakeOut exercise. Findings – Key findings indicated that: schools were likely to do more than the minimum when presented with a range of specific emergency...

...David E. Alexander Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology for assessing and characterising the state of development of a civil protection (emergency preparedness) system, with particular attention to the local level, where such systems are rooted. Design/methodology...

... Emergency preparedness As a developing professional practice, emergency management is not well understood by many and yet is a critical component of the wider social and political policy framework in which our communities operate. Studies of emergency management policy are rare and are normally...

...Alexis Koskan; Caroline Foster; Jack Karlis; India Rose; Andrea Tanner Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess how college students received and responded to H1N1 pandemic emergency preparedness information and to assess college students’ knowledge and attitudes towards H1N1 during...