Homeland security and public health: Role of the department of veterans affairs, the US Department of Homeland Security, and implications for the public health community

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-333

  Koenig, Kristi L ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive Emergency Management; Department of Homeland Security; disaster; Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group; homeland security; homeland security presidential directive; National Incident Management System; National Response Plan, public health; Veterans Affairs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES;

EID: 4344637751     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X0000128X     Document Type: Article

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