Enhancing the Relevance of Incident Management Systems in Public Health Emergency Preparedness: A Novel Conceptual Framework

We outline a conceptual framework developed to meet the needs of public health professionals in the province of Ontario for incident management system-related education and training. By using visual models, this framework applies a public health lens to emergency management, introducing concepts rel...

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Published in:Disaster medicine and public health preparedness 2015-08, Vol.9 (4), p.415-422
Main Authors: Bochenek, Richard, Grant, Moira, Schwartz, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil Defense - methods
Concepts in Disaster Medicine
Curricula
Disaster Planning - methods
Disaster Planning - trends
Education
Emergency preparedness
Humans
Medical personnel
Ontario
Professionals
Public health
Public Health - methods
Public Health - trends
Safety Management - methods
Teaching - methods
West Nile virus
Workshops
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Summary:We outline a conceptual framework developed to meet the needs of public health professionals in the province of Ontario for incident management system-related education and training. By using visual models, this framework applies a public health lens to emergency management, introducing concepts relevant to public health and thereby shifting the focus of emergency preparedness from a strict “doctrine” to a more dynamic and flexible approach grounded in the traditional principles of incident management systems. These models provide a foundation for further exploration of the theoretical foundations for public health emergency preparedness in practice. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2015;9:415–422)
ISSN:1935-7893
1938-744X
DOI:10.1017/dmp.2015.62