THE ESSENTIALS OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

About the Book

The book is intended to be a reference source, for any healthcare provider, in the broad area of Emergency Preparedness. Because the world is so “closely connected” now, transportation and inter-net wise, perhaps this Book can be a tool to help us become better prepared as healthcare providers for these events…but what can we do to help us truly believe and live by “The Golden Rule…the principle of treating others as one wants to be treated”?

About the Author

Dr. Calhoun was born on October 6, 1932, in Marianna, Florida. He attended Elementary and High School at St. Pius Catholic School in Jacksonville, Florida, graduating in June, 1949, from Stanton High School also in Jacksonville. In September 1950, he enrolled in Florida A & M College, and after a name change of the College, graduated from Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida in 1954 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pre-Med. He served as an Officer in the US Army Artillery for 2 years, with specialized training in Chemical and Biological warfare and was honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant. He entered Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee in 1959 and graduated with a MD Degree in 1963, then Interned at Homer G. Phillips Hospital (now closed) in St. Louis Missouri for one year, then began a General Surgery Residency at Howard University in Washington, DC, 1964 through 1968. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, a Fellow or the American College of Surgery, and a Fellow and Emeritus member of the American College of Nutrition. He holds the position of Emeritus, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, at Howard University Medical School in Washington DC. He has published over 20 articles, and has a Chapter in a major Japanese Textbook on Clinical Pathways. In February 2003, he began working as Medical Director in Emergency Preparedness for the District of Columbia (DC) Department of Health (DOH), and in October 2004 with the Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA). He was a Principal Author of the Districts All Hazards Infection/SARS Disease Plan, a primary contributor to the Districts Pre- and Post Small Pox Prevention Plan, and a principal contributor to the Districts All Hazards Mental Health/ Substance Abuse Plan. In May 2007, he received a Masters of Science Degree from Georgetown in Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases, as a Scholar Studiorum Superiorum ! He was the Physician Chair of the Nutritional Support Committee of Providence Hospital, Physician Advisor for Case Management, working extensively with the Intellectually Disabled. Doctor Calhoun has been married to Shirley Kathryn Jones from Charleston, West Virginia for 55 years. They have 3 adult children, Thomas Jr., Christine and Kathryne, and five grandchildren, Their youngest daughter Maria, was killed on August 19, 2003 by a hit and run truck driver.