Measuring levels of citizen public health emergency preparedness, Jefferson County, Alabama

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 266-273

  McCormick, Lisa C ^a   Pevear, Jesse ^b   Xie, Rongbing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster; Get10; multimedia campaign; public health preparedness; survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CIVIL DEFENSE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALABAMA; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CIVIL DEFENSE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876149185     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e318264ed8c     Document Type: Article

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