ISBN:
9780833060044
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083306004X
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
Technical report
DDC:
363.3480973
Keywords:
Hospitals Administration
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Planning
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Public health administration
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Emergency management Evaluation
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Crisis management Health aspects
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Preparedness
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Disaster medicine Evaluation
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Public health Evaluation
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Hospitals
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Public health administration
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Emergency management
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Crisis management
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Preparedness
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Disaster medicine
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Public health
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Public Health Administration
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Disaster Planning organization & administration
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State Government
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Local Government
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Delivery of Health Care organization & administration
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Hospitals ; Administration ; Planning
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Social Welfare & Social Work - General
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Preparedness
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Public health administration
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Public health ; Evaluation
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Social Welfare & Social Work
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Social Sciences
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United States
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Emergency management ; Evaluation
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United States
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Electronic books
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Technical Report
Abstract:
Improving the ability to respond to bioterrorism and other emergencies is an important challenge facing the U.S. public health system. Despite having a knowledgeable workforce, practice and experience, capacity, and partnerships with other responders in the community, the system₂s ability to respond may depend largely on its structure. This study examines a key question: Are state and local public health agencies related to one another in a way that facilitates emergency response? Specific objectives of this study are to explain the factors influencing the particular ways in which state and local public health systems are organized, how the various types of relationships that exist between state and local public health departments have been arrived at, and, most important, the consequences of such structures and relationships for emergency preparedness. We also examine alternative structures from several different types of service industries (public education, banking, the welfare system, and port authorities). Finally, we recommend concrete strategies to improve public health preparedness. This report will be of interest to policymakers and to public health professionals at the state and local levels who are involved in bioterrorism response and emergency preparedness, as well as to other agencies involved in emergency response
Abstract:
Improving the ability to respond to bioterrorism and other emergencies is an important challenge facing the U.S. public health system. Despite having a knowledgeable workforce, practice and experience, capacity, and partnerships with other responders in the community, the system₂s ability to respond may depend largely on its structure. This study examines a key question: Are state and local public health agencies related to one another in a way that facilitates emergency response? Specific objectives of this study are to explain the factors influencing the particular ways in which state and local public health systems are organized, how the various types of relationships that exist between state and local public health departments have been arrived at, and, most important, the consequences of such structures and relationships for emergency preparedness. We also examine alternative structures from several different types of service industries (public education, banking, the welfare system, and port authorities). Finally, we recommend concrete strategies to improve public health preparedness. This report will be of interest to policymakers and to public health professionals at the state and local levels who are involved in bioterrorism response and emergency preparedness, as well as to other agencies involved in emergency response
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