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Planning for community health emergencies: The research challenge

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Abstract

After initially defining "community health-emergency planning," this paper proposes research directions that would contribute to the security of healthcare systems, by mitigating disastrous emergencies and by preparing for them. The topics covered are: (1) Hazard-resistant healthcare facilities, (2) biodetection and syndrome surveillance, (3) diagnosis and investigation, (4) stockpiling, (5) disease containment, (6) patient movement, (7) mass decontamination and prophylaxis, (8) mass care, and (9) information and communication.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)133-144
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Security Education
Volume1
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 20 2006

Keywords

  • Bio-detection
  • Diagnosis and investigation
  • Disasters
  • Disease containment
  • Hazard resistant facilities
  • Healthcare emergencies
  • Mass care
  • Mass decontamination and prophylaxis
  • Patient movement
  • Stockpiling
  • Syndrome surveillance

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