Preparedness Emergency Response Research Centers (PERRCs): Addressing Public Health Preparedness Knowledge Gaps Using a Public Health Systems Perspective

Conceptualizing and defining public health emergency preparedness.

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Preparedness and emergency response research centers: early returns on investment in evidence-based public health systems research.

Shoukat H. Qari, DVM, PhD David M. Abramson, PhD, MPH Jane A. Kushma, PhD Paul K. Halverson, DrPH, FACHE In today’s environment of an increased need to demonstrate the value of the federal investment in public health preparedness and response (PHPR), it is encouraging to see the results of the research conducted by the Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers (PERRCs), which were fu...

Achieving public health legal preparedness: how dissonant views on public health law threaten emergency preparedness and response.

BACKGROUND Effective management of modern public health emergencies requires the coordinated efforts of multiple agencies representing various disciplines. Organizational culture differences between public health (PH) and emergency management (EM) entities may hinder inter-agency collaboration. We examine how PH and EM differ in their approach to PH law and how such differences affect their col...

Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Communications with Health Care Providers: A Literature Review

BACKGROUND Health care providers (HCPs) play an important role in public health emergency preparedness and response (PHEPR) so need to be aware of public health threats and emergencies. To inform HCPs, public health issues PHEPR messages that provide guidelines and updates, and facilitate surveillance so HCPs will recognize and control communicable diseases, prevent excess deaths and mitigate s...

Emergency preparedness and public health: the lessons of Hurricane Sandy.