Regionalization: Collateral benefits of emergency preparedness activities

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 469-475

  Wetta Hall, Ruth ^a   Berg Copas, Gina M ^a   Ablah, Elizabeth ^a   Herrmann, Mary Beth ^b   Kang, Susan ^c   Orr, Shirley ^c   Molgaard, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

^b Pawnee County Health Department   (United States)

^c KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Collaboration; Emergency preparedness; Mutual aid agreement; Public health regionalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGIONALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DISASTER PLANNING; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; KANSAS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING;

EID: 34548463399     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000285199.69673.04     Document Type: Article

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