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Record Nr.

UNINA9910699671603321

Titolo

Public health preparedness [[electronic resource] ] : strengthening the nation's emergency response state by state : a report on CDC-funded preparedness and response activities in 50 states, 4 cities, and 8 U.S. insular areas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Atlanta, GA] : , : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, , [2010]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 pages, 2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, maps

Soggetti

Public health - United States - States

Communicable diseases - United States - Prevention - States

Emergency management - United States - States

Communicable Disease Control

Disaster Planning

Emergencies

Program Development

Public Health Administration

Public Health Practice

State Health Plans

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from PDF title screen (CDC, viewed Sept. 22, 2010).

"September 2010."

"This report was developed by the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)"--back cover.

"Special thanks: Association of Public Health Laboratories, Association of Schools of Public Health, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, National Association of County and City Health Officials"--back cover.

"CS215921-A."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-191).



Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Executive summary -- Protecting the nation from public health threats -- Background -- Preparedness and response efforts require work at all levels -- Funding supporting public health preparedness and response -- Measuring preparedness -- About this report -- Public health in action: responding to emergencies across the nation -- -- Section 1: A National snapshot of public health preparedness activities -- Surveillance and epidemiology: monitoring and investigating health threats -- Laboratories: identifying and understanding emerging public health threats -- Response readiness: communicating, planning, exercising, and evaluating -- Additional CDC resources supporting preparedness in states and localities -- Moving forward -- -- Section 2: Public health preparedness and response activities in states, localities, and U.S. insular areas -- Fact sheets for 50 states and the 4 localities of Chicago, the District of Columbia, Los Angeles County, and New York City -- Overview of preparedness in the U.S. insular areas: territories, commonwealths, and freely associated states -- -- Appendix 1: Explanation of fact sheet data points -- Appendix 2: Overview of CDC Organizations Involved in preparedness activities -- Appendix 3: Terrorism preparedness and emergency response funding -- Appendix 4: Public health emergency preparedness cooperative agreement funding -- Appendix 5: Public health emergency response grant funding -- Appendix 6: Cities readiness initiative technical assistance review scores for 2007-2008 -- Appendix 7: Data sources -- Endnotes -- Acronyms.