Building community-based surge capacity through a public health and academic collaboration: The role of community health centers

Public Health Reports

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-216

  Koh, Howard K ^a   Shei, Amie C ^a   Bataringaya, Janette ^a   Burstein, Jon ^a   Biddinger, Paul D ^a   Crowther, M Suzanne ^b   Serino, Richard A ^d   Cohen, Bradley R ^c   Nick, Gilbert A ^a   Leary, Mary C ^e   Judge, Christine M ^a   Campbell, Paul H ^a   Brinsfield, Kathryn H ^d   Auerbach, John ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Boston Public Health Commission   (United States)

^c DelValle Institute for Emergency Preparedness

^d Boston Emergency Medical Services   (United States)

^e Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DISASTER; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNIVERSITY;

BOSTON; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33645459440     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 00333549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490612100219     Document Type: Review

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