Federal initiative increases community preparedness for public health emergencies.
Health Aff (Millwood)
; 29(12): 2286-93, 2010 Dec.
Article
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| ID: mdl-21134931
ABSTRACT
Policy makers need to know whether federal programs can improve community-level readiness for large-scale public health emergencies, and how to design such programs to increase their impact. This article describes an evaluation of the Cities Readiness Initiative, a federal program to improve communities' ability to dispense medications rapidly during emergencies. The program helped increase staffing, improve planning and partnerships, and streamline medication-dispensing procedures. The evaluation results indicate that clear goals, technical assistance, and a balance between threat-specific and more-general "all hazards" planning might improve the effectiveness of federal readiness programs.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Salud Pública
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Redes Comunitarias
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Planificación en Desastres
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Programas de Gobierno
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Aff (Millwood)
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA