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Title:

A National Survey on Health Department Capacity for Community Engagement in Emergency Preparedness

Authors:
Monica Schoch-Spana, Frederic W. Selck, Lisa A. Goldberg
Date posted:
February 10, 2015
Publication type:
Article
Publication:
J Public Health Manag Pract 2015;21(2):196-207
Publisher:
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
DOI:
10.1097/PHH.0000000000000110
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Abstract

Introduction:

This article describes adoption by local health departments (LHDs) of federally recommended participatory approaches to public health emergency preparedness and LHD organizational characteristics associated with more intense community engagement in emergency preparedness, a top priority for US national health security.

 

 

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