A whole community approach to emergency management: Strategies and best practices of seven community programs

Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 349-357

  Sobelson, Robyn K ^a   Wigington, Corinne J ^a   Harp, Victoria ^b   Bronson, Bernice B ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Best practices; Emergency management; Whole community

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISASTER PLANNING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESCUE PERSONNEL;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY RESPONDERS; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84941005624     PISSN: 15435865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jem.2015.0247     Document Type: Article

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