Why Just Prepare for Emergencies When Full Use is Possible?

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 298-300

  Pestronk, Robert M ^a  

^a Genesee County Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Education and training; Emergency preparedness; Governmental public health agency; Governmental public health workforce; Public health workforce; Recruitment; Retention; Surge capacity; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23244435923     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200507000-00006     Document Type: Editorial

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