Emergency Preparedness: One Community's Response

Since 2001, our nations' leaders, the press, and the general public have looked to the health sector for leadership in addressing acts of terrorism. It has become urgent for health agencies and related public services to collaborate and for all health professionals to become knowledgeable about...

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Published in:Family & community health 2004-07, Vol.27 (3), p.266-273
Main Authors: Glick, Doris F., Jerome-D'Emilia, Bonnie, Nolan, Mary Anne, Burke, Pamela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioterrorism
Communication
Community Health Planning - organization & administration
Cooperative Behavior
Disaster Planning - organization & administration
Education, Continuing
Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration
Humans
Organizational Case Studies
Police
Public Health Administration
Schools, Nursing
Transportation
Virginia
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Summary:Since 2001, our nations' leaders, the press, and the general public have looked to the health sector for leadership in addressing acts of terrorism. It has become urgent for health agencies and related public services to collaborate and for all health professionals to become knowledgeable about disaster preparedness. This article describes collaboration between the public health department, local hospitals and the school of nursing in one community, Charlottesville, Virginia, to address disaster preparedness. In this story about our community's emergency preparedness, the focus is both on preparation and the hope we will never need to utilize this knowledge.
ISSN:0160-6379
1550-5057
DOI:10.1097/00003727-200407000-00014