Featured in this issue: Before Disaster Strikes: Five Preparedness Measures Every Community Should Know, By
Andrew Sachs; The Public Health Role During Mass-Fatality Incidents, By Raphael Barishansky & Audrey
Mazurek; The Joplin Tornado: 45 Seconds of Danger, a Lifetime of Lessons, By Craig DeAtley; Public Health and
Medical Interoperability Challenges, By Bruce Clements; NLE 2011: Successful Learning, Plus Partnership
Building, By Kay C. Goss; Man-Caused Incidents – New Challenges & Systems, By Steve Grainer; Antidotes: The
Care and Cure for “What Ails You”, By Joseph Cahill; The New PLAN: Government Alerts Enter the 21st Century, By
Rodrigo (“Roddy”) Moscoso; Manmade Disasters and Interoperability, By Omar Alkhalaf; Changing Trends in Maritime
Piracy Represent a New Threat, By Michael S. Brewer & Scott Brewer; and California, Nevada, Texas & New
Jersey, By Adam McLaughlin