A national agenda for public health systems research on emergency preparedness /

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Author / Creator:Acosta, Joie D., author.
Imprint:Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (xvii, 108 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language:English
Series:RAND Corporation technical report series ; TR660
Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR660.
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Format: E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11396657
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Other authors / contributors:RAND Health. Center for Public Health Preparedness, issuing body.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, issuing body.
ISBN:9780833049087
0833049089
Notes:"This work was prepared for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). This research was conducted within the RAND Health Center for Public Health Preparedness. RAND Health is a division of the RAND Corporation"--Preface.
Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (JSTOR Open Access, viewed January 31, 2018).
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:"RAND, in collaboration with ASPR, convened a panel of 13 experts representing diverse perspectives (e.g., philanthropic organizations, policymakers, state and local health departments, homeland security, federal agencies, academia, community groups, and private-sector organizations) to guide the development of the research agenda. Through facilitated discussion and consideration of a pre-circulated review paper, the panelists identified 20 research priorities and illustrative research questions in areas related to planning, response, resources and infrastructure, and accountability and improvement"--Page xi.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Approach
  • Research priorities related to planning and other pre-incident activities
  • Research priorities related to key response capabilities
  • Research priorities related to infrastructure, resources, and legal frameworks
  • Research priorities related to accountability and quality improvement
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices. Expert panel
  • Developing the research agenda
  • Literature review
  • Peer-reviewed literature
  • Summaries of statutes, policies, and other governmental or organizational reports reviewed
  • Data abstraction forms .