Regional disaster response coordination to support health outcomes, surge management
When a disaster strikes, it rarely impacts just one jurisdiction. It is important for jurisdictions to consider how they will respond to a scenario in which the entire region is impacted. To explore these considerations, the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparednes...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Corporate Authors: | , , , , |
| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[Washington, D.C.]
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
2015, February 2015
|
| Series: | Workshop in brief
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | |
| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | When a disaster strikes, it rarely impacts just one jurisdiction. It is important for jurisdictions to consider how they will respond to a scenario in which the entire region is impacted. To explore these considerations, the Institute of Medicine's Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events organized three regional workshops in 2014 to explore opportunities to strengthen the regional coordination required to ensure effective medical and public health response to a large-scale multijurisdictional disaster |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (8 pages) illustrations |