scholarly journals Improving Laws and Legal Authorities for Public Health Emergency Legal Preparedness

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (S1) ◽  
pp. 47-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. Pestronk ◽  
Brian Kamoie ◽  
David Fidler ◽  
Gene Matthews ◽  
Georges C. Benjamin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Pandemic Influenza ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Obese Population ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Control And Prevention

This paper is one of the four interrelated action agenda papers resulting from the National Summit on Public Health Legal Preparedness (Summit) convened in June 2007 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and multi-disciplinary partners. Each of the action agenda papers deals with one of the four core elements of legal preparedness: laws and legal authorities; competency in using those laws; coordination of law-based public health actions; and information. Options presented in this paper are for consideration by policymakers and practitioners — in all jurisdictions and all relevant sectors and disciplines — with responsibilities for all-hazards emergency preparedness.One expert's framing of the mission of public health may help improve understanding of the range of hazards for which to be legally prepared. These hazards include urgent realities — such as chronic disease, injury, disabilities, conventional communicable diseases, and an aging and obese population — and urgent threats, such as pandemic influenza, natural disasters, and terrorism.

Improving Information and Best Practices for Public Health Emergency Legal Preparedness

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (S1) ◽  
pp. 64-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel O’Brien ◽  
Clifford M. Rees ◽  
Ernest Abbott ◽  
Elisabeth Belmont ◽  
Amy Eiden ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

This is one of four interrelated action agenda papers resulting from the National Summit on Public Health Legal Preparedness convened in June 2007 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and nineteen multi-disciplinary partner organizations. Each of the action agenda papers deals with one of the four core elements of public health legal preparedness: laws and legal authorities; competency in using those laws; coordination of law-based public health actions; and information. Options presented in this paper are for consideration by policymakers and practitioners — in all jurisdictions and all relevant sectors and disciplines — with responsibilities for all-hazards emergency preparedness.This paper focuses on the fourth core element: information that can be used in shaping and applying law as a public health tool, specifically in the context of public health emergencies.

Improving Cross-Sectoral and Cross-Jurisdictional Coordination for Public Health Emergency Legal Preparedness

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (S1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl H. Bullard ◽  
Rick D. Hogan ◽  
Matthew S. Penn ◽  
Janet Ferris ◽  
John Cleland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Education Law ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Effective Public Health

This paper is one of the four interrelated action agenda papers resulting from the National Summit on Public Health Legal Preparedness (Summit) convened in June 2007 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and multi-disciplinary partners. Each of the action agenda papers deals with one of the four core elements of public health legal preparedness: laws and legal authorities; competency in using those laws; coordination of law-based public health actions; and information. Options presented in this paper are for consideration by policy makers and practitioners — in all jurisdictions and all relevant sectors and disciplines — with responsibilities for all-hazards emergency preparedness.Advancing and protecting the public's health depends upon the coordination of actions by many, diverse partners. For effective public health preparedness, there must be effective coordination of legal tools and law-based strategies across local, state, tribal, and federal jurisdictions, and also across sectors such as public health, health care, emergency management, education, law enforcement, community design, and academia.

Improving Competencies for Public Health Emergency Legal Preparedness

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (S1) ◽  
pp. 52-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristine M. Gebbie ◽  
James G. Hodge ◽  
Benjamin Mason Meier ◽  
Drue H. Barrett ◽  
Priscilla Keith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Legal Response ◽  
Public Health Professionals ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Public Health Emergency Preparedness

This paper is one of the four interrelated action agenda papers resulting from the National Summit on Public Health Legal Preparedness (Summit) convened in June 2007 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and multi-disciplinary partners. Each of the action agenda papers deals with one of the four core elements of legal preparedness: laws and legal authorities; competency in using those laws; and coordination of law-based public health actions; and information.This action agenda offers options for consideration by those responsible for or interested in ensuring that public health professionals, their legal counsels, and relevant partners understand the legal framework in which they operate and are competent in applying legal authorities to public health emergency preparedness.Competencies are critical to an individual's ability to make effective legal response to all-hazards public emergencies.

scholarly journals 2015 Pandemic Influenza Readiness Assessment Among US Public Health Emergency Preparedness Awardees

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (S2) ◽  
pp. S177-S179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Fitzgerald ◽  
Danielle L. Moulia ◽  
Samuel B. Graitcer ◽  
Sara J. Vagi ◽  
Stephanie A. Dopson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Pandemic Influenza ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Readiness Assessment ◽  
Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Communicating Public Health Preparedness Information to Pregnant and Postpartum Women: An Assessment of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web Pages

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-137
Author(s):  
Brianna McDonough ◽  
Elizabeth Felter ◽  
Amia Downes ◽  
Jeanette Trauth
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Low Literacy ◽  
Public Health Preparedness ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

AbstractPregnant and postpartum women have special needs during public health emergencies but often have inadequate levels of disaster preparedness. Thus, improving maternal emergency preparedness is a public health priority. More research is needed to identify the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to how preparedness information is communicated to these women. A sample of web pages from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intended to address the preparedness needs of pregnant and postpartum populations was examined for suitability for this audience. Five of the 7 web pages examined were considered adequate. One web page was considered not suitable and one the raters split between not suitable and adequate. None of the resources examined were considered superior. If these resources are considered some of the best available to pregnant and postpartum women, more work is needed to improve the suitability of educational resources, especially for audiences with low literacy and low incomes. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2015;9:134-137)

Mass Arsenic Poisoning and the Public Health Response in Maine

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dora A. Mills ◽  
Anthony J. Tomassoni ◽  
Lindsay A. Tallon ◽  
Kristy A. Kade ◽  
Elena S. Savoia
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rapid Identification ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Arsenic Poisoning ◽  
Laboratory Services ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Public Health Emergency Preparedness

AbstractCreated in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Maine's Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness within the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention undertook a major reorganization of epidemiology and laboratory services and began developing relationships with key partners and stakeholders, and a knowledgeable and skilled public health emergency preparedness workforce. In 2003, these newly implemented initiatives were tested extensively during a mass arsenic poisoning at the Gustav Adolph Lutheran Church in the rural northern community of New Sweden, Maine. This episode serves as a prominent marker of how increased preparedness capabilities, as demonstrated by the rapid identification and administration of antidotes and effective collaborations between key partners, can contribute to the management of broader public health emergencies in rural areas. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2013;7:319-326)

Pandemic Flu Planning in the Community: What Can Clinical Ethicists Bring to the Public Health Table?

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 468-470
Author(s):  
NANCY BERLINGER ◽  
JACOB MOSES
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Pandemic Influenza ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
Ethical Guidance ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Public Health Officials ◽  
Pandemic Flu

It is still remarkably difficult for public health officials charged with developing and implementing pandemic influenza preparedness plans at the community level—where care is delivered—to obtain clear, concrete, and consistent guidance on how to construct plans that are both ethical and actionable. As of mid-2007, most of the federal and state pandemic plans filed with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, describing how public health officials will coordinate public agencies and private entities in the event of an outbreak, failed to include ethical guidance for first responders responsible for providing essential services and making fair decisions during a public health emergency.

Building Performance-Based Accountability With Limited Empirical Evidence: Performance Measurement for Public Health Preparedness

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoshana R. Shelton ◽  
Christopher D. Nelson ◽  
Anita W. McLees ◽  
Karen Mumford ◽  
Craig Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Measure Development ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Weak Evidence ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Public Health Emergency Preparedness

AbstractEfforts to respond to performance-based accountability mandates for public health emergency preparedness have been hindered by a weak evidence base linking preparedness activities with response outcomes. We describe an approach to measure development that was successfully implemented in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement. The approach leverages insights from process mapping and experts to guide measure selection, and provides mechanisms for reducing performance-irrelevant variation in measurement data. Also, issues are identified that need to be addressed to advance the science of measurement in public health emergency preparedness.

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