Open AccessImplementation of Florida Long Term Care Emergency Preparedness Portal Web Site, 2015–2017
Author(s) -
Sarah Blake,
Jonathan N. Hawley,
April G. Henkel,
David H. Howard
Publication year - 2018
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.2018.304557
Subject(s) - preparedness , web site , leverage (statistics) , medical emergency , long term care , medicine , disaster planning , emergency management , emergency department , business , nursing , poison control , the internet , suicide prevention , world wide web , political science , computer science , machine learning , law
We built an online emergency preparedness Web site for Florida nursing homes after an earlier study revealed gaps in information and a lack of available preparedness resources for long-term care providers. The Long Term Care Emergency Preparedness Portal ( www.ltcprepare.org ) was launched in January 2015. We assessed its use and sought suggestions for improvement. Findings indicate that long-term care providers in Florida regularly use the Web site, and they welcome the opportunity to further leverage technology to aid their disaster planning.