Expanding Methodologies to Identify High-Priority Emergency Preparedness Tools for Implementation in Public Health Agencies

• Published in: American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 108; no. S5; pp. S372 - S374
• Main Authors: Revere, Debra, Allan, Susan, Karasz, Hilary, Baseman, Janet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Public Health Association 01.11.2018
• Subjects: AJPH s; Anniversaries; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); Civil Defense; Communication; Communications; Communications systems; Delphi method; Disaster Planning - methods; Disaster Planning - organization & administration; Disease control; Emergencies; Emergency management; Emergency preparedness; Emergency response; Experts; Feasibility; Humans; Implementation; Inventory; Morbidity; Objectives; Pandemics; Prevention; Public Health; Public Health Practice; Quality control; Quality improvement; Ratings & rankings; Research facilities; Teams; Text messaging; United States; United States

From analysis of recent emergencies, a consistent finding is that communication is among the most important factors in emergency response effectiveness. Communications failures, contradictions, and delays among response partners, key authorities, and the community can contribute to avoidable morbidi...