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Disaster Health
Volume 1, Issue 2April/May/June 2013
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Editors-in-Chief
Yuval Neria, Ph.D.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
James M. Shultz, Ph.D.
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
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Yuval Neria, Editor-in-Chief is interviewed for this article in Scientific American
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by Morgan Peck
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Page and color charges are waived for the first year of publication and the final version of accepted manuscripts will be posted on the web site promptly. Any content posted on the web site from now until October 2013 will always be free. Authors will receive a free print version of the issue containing their paper. For additional information on how to submit your manuscript please click here.
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About Disaster Health
Disaster Health focuses on the intersection of disaster mental and behavioral health and disaster public health. As a rapid-publication, peer-reviewed scientific journal, Disaster Health prioritizes the publication of well-designed and well-executed studies, around the globe, across the complete spectrum of natural, human-generated and hybrid disasters as well as humanitarian crises and complex emergencies (including exposure to terrorism and military conflicts).
Disaster Health seeks manuscripts that contain strong research designs and demonstrate the effectiveness and efficacy of programs and interventions. Disaster Health examines the linkage between exposure to physical forces of harm in a disaster and the unique "signature" of mental and physical health impact.
Disaster Health solicits articles that also focus on disaster responders, including dimensions of personal, team and organizational preparedness and execution of disaster response duties.
Regarding individual response to disaster threat and impact, Disaster Health examines the full range of human response from personal mental health, wellness and resilience to psychological distress and psychopathology.
At the community level, Disaster Health explores community disaster prevention, risk reduction and resilience.
Across all themes, Disaster Health champions the evolution of the scientific evidence base.
