A national survey on health department capacity for community engagement in emergency preparedness

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 196-207

  Schoch Spana, Monica ^a   Selck, Frederic W ^b   Goldberg, Lisa A ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

community engagement; local health department; preparedness; resilience

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

CIVIL DEFENSE; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84922402662     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000110     Document Type: Article

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