Assessing regional public health preparedness: A new tool for considering cross-border issues

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages E15-E22

  Jones, Maggie ^a   O’Carroll, Patrick ^b   Thompson, Jack ^c   D’Ambrosio, Luann ^c  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b USPHS Commissioned Corps   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Disaster planning; Emergency preparedness; Outbreak control; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; CHECKLIST; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; LABORATORY; LEADERSHIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAFF;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMMUNICATION; DISASTER PLANNING; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 56149125434     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000333891.06259.44     Document Type: Article

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