Open AccessPublic Health System Research in Public Health Emergency Preparedness in the United States (2009–2015): Actionable Knowledge Base
Author(s) -
Elena Savoia,
Leesa Lin,
Dottie Bernard,
Natalie C. Klein,
Lyndon James,
Stefano Guicciardi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2017.304051
Subject(s) - preparedness , public health , medicine , emergency management , medline , medical emergency , public relations , medical education , nursing , political science , law
In 2008, the Institute of Medicine released a letter report identifying 4 research priority areas for public health emergency preparedness in public health system research: (1) enhancing the usefulness of training, (2) improving timely emergency communications, (3) creating and maintaining sustainable response systems, and (4) generating effectiveness criteria and metrics.