Regionalization of local public health systems in the era of preparedness

Annual Review of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue , 2008, Pages 205-218

  Koh, Howard K ^a   Elqura, Loris J ^a   Judge, Christine M ^a   Stoto, Michael A ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster planning organization and administration; Local government; Public health administration; Regional health planning; Social capital

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGIONALIZATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

DISASTER PLANNING; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MASSACHUSETTS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 42649083285     PISSN: 01637525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.29.020907.090907     Document Type: Conference Paper

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