Organizing emergency preparedness within United States public health departments

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 241-250

  Duncan, W J ^a   Ginter, P M ^a   Rucks, A C ^a   Wingate, M S ^a   McCormick, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency preparedness; Organizational configurations; Organizing for disasters; State health departments

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATE ROLE;

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947253627     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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