Special Issue of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
                  HEALTH SECURITY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

    Guest Editors:  Professor Anthony Zwi, Professor Daniel Tarantola,
                    Natalie Grove, Anne Bunde-Birouste
                 School of Public Health and Community Medicine,
                     The University of New South Wales

                    Submission deadline:  16 June, 2006

Health Security and Disaster Management have become increasing concerns for
both developed and developing nations throughout the Asia-Pacific Region.
Natural disasters such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the potential of
pandemic infectious diseases such as Avian influenza and SARS, as well as
the ‘man-made’ health security threats of on-going conflict and terrorism,
challenge the Region as never before.  There is an emerging body of
experience and research documenting the effects of disasters on the health
of populations.  This is accompanied by other writing on the ways that
government, aid agencies, public health professionals and civil society
have responded to, or might plan their responses to, major disasters.   The
complexity of disasters and the multi-disciplinary nature of disaster
management, however, make it difficult for policy makers and public health
professionals to adequately plan for impending threats.  There is growing
anxiety that lessons are not being learned despite increasing resources
being allocated by national governments to address health security
concerns.  Other issues arise such as how equity is affected by our
planning and response to disasters, where research and ethics fit in,
whether and to what extent human rights are respected in the face of
challenges to the “public good”.  These and many related areas deserve
attention.

This Special Issue of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health aims to
draw together a body of work to present a more complete picture of health
security and disaster management in the Region.  The issue will contain a
number of key papers from the recent APACPH conference held in Taipei on
‘Health Security and Emerging Disasters’.  It provides a unique opportunity
to examine some of the major questions, at a time when governments are
under increasing pressure to find ways to protect their citizens and those
of the Region.  It will also highlight where future research endeavours
might be focused.  We are particularly interested in papers of an
inter-disciplinary nature and those that include comparative research in
more than one country.  We are seeking theoretical, conceptual, analytic,
empirical and journalistic pieces.   We will also consider artwork and
photo-essays of relevance.   However, we are not likely to publish anything
that is purely descriptive – we wish to go beyond the surface to engage and
develop critical debate around these important concerns which affect
global, as well as local health.



Possible topics include but are not limited to:

·     Community vulnerability and resilience in the face of man-made or
natural disasters

·     Interface between violent political conflict, disasters, and poverty

·     Human rights challenges in the face of significant threats of disease
or violence

·     Development cooperation in fragile and conflict-affected states

·      Health promotion in relation to major disasters

·     Preparing health systems for disasters; the role of health
professionals in disaster preparedness, mitigation and response

·     Any other engaging and relevant topic


Manuscripts should be submitted to the editorial office of the Journal:

Editorial Office of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
Health Research Development Unit (HeRDU)
Faculty of Medicine, 50603 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel: +603 3 7967 4973/5748 Fax: +603 7967 5769
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: www.apjph.org.my

Manuscripts should be submitted no later than 16 June 2006.  The subject
line should include the words: APJPH Special Issue.   Instructions for
authors can be found at www.apjph.org.my

Manuscripts will undergo peer review and those papers judged to be
inappropriate for the Special issue may be considered for publication in
the standard issue of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health.

Any questions relating to the Special Issue of this Journal should be sent
to the Guest Editor, Professor Anthony Zwi at the School of Public Health
and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales – [log in to unmask]




Anne W. Bunde-Birouste

Senior Lecturer
Convenor, Health Promotion Program
Coordinator, Health and Conflict Research Project
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
The University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
CRICOS Provider No: 00098G
Tel : (61-2) 9385- 2591; 2517; 0407-957-039
fax : (61-2) 9385-1526
e-mail : [log in to unmask]
web :http://sphcm.med.unsw.edu.au;
http://healthandconflict.sphcm.med.unsw.edu.au

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