Integrating a framework for conducting public health systems research into statewide operations-based exercises to improve emergency preparedness

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Hunter, Jennifer C ^a   Yang, Jane E ^a   Petrie, Michael ^a,b   Aragón, Tomás J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities; Capabilities; Emergency response; Exercises; Functions; Information sharing; Inter organizational communications; Preparedness; Systems research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84865208427     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-680     Document Type: Article

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