Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Emergency preparedness and response
Uncovering the Hidden Dimensions of Rural Disaster Mitigation: Capacity Building Through Community Emergency Response Teams
Discusses how local people and communities are often the first responders to a disaster. Rural communities find themselves taking on more responsibility in preparing for and resolving local emergencies. Discusses locally-based Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTS).
Author(s): M.A. Brennan, Courtney G. Flint
Citation: Southern Rural Sociology, 22(2), 111-126
Date: 2007
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Discusses how local people and communities are often the first responders to a disaster. Rural communities find themselves taking on more responsibility in preparing for and resolving local emergencies. Discusses locally-based Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTS).
Author(s): M.A. Brennan, Courtney G. Flint
Citation: Southern Rural Sociology, 22(2), 111-126
Date: 2007
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Attention from the Top: Roles of State Offices of Rural Health Policy in Preparing for Bioterrorism and Other Health System Emergencies
Presents results from a survey of directors of State Offices of Rural Health (SORHs) on emergency preparedness in rural communities. Discusses emergency preparedness activities of SORHs and SORH directors' impression of preparedness in rural areas of their states.
Author(s): Curt D. Mueller
Date: 07/2006
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Presents results from a survey of directors of State Offices of Rural Health (SORHs) on emergency preparedness in rural communities. Discusses emergency preparedness activities of SORHs and SORH directors' impression of preparedness in rural areas of their states.
Author(s): Curt D. Mueller
Date: 07/2006
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Organizing State and Local Health Departments for Public Health Preparedness
Examines whether state and local public health agencies relate to one another in a way that facilitates emergency response and preparedness. Includes discussion of issues facing rural areas.
Author(s): Jeffrey Wasserman, Peter Jacobson, Nicole Lurie, et al.
Date: 2006
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Examines whether state and local public health agencies relate to one another in a way that facilitates emergency response and preparedness. Includes discussion of issues facing rural areas.
Author(s): Jeffrey Wasserman, Peter Jacobson, Nicole Lurie, et al.
Date: 2006
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Public Health Preparedness: Integrating Public Health and Hospital Preparedness Programs
Examines different models for coordination that local health departments and general acute-care hospitals have employed to improve public health preparedness. Includes discussion of rural issues.
Author(s): Lois M. Davis, Jeanne S. Ringel, Sarah K. Cotton, et al.
Date: 2006
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Examines different models for coordination that local health departments and general acute-care hospitals have employed to improve public health preparedness. Includes discussion of rural issues.
Author(s): Lois M. Davis, Jeanne S. Ringel, Sarah K. Cotton, et al.
Date: 2006
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Understanding the Role of the Rural Hospital Emergency Department in Responding to Bioterrorist Attacks and Other Emergencies: A Review of the Literature and Guide to the Issues
Overview of bioterrorism preparedness issues facing rural hospitals, including physical capacity, sufficiency of health personnel, preparedness plans, disease surveillance systems, and communication/coordination. Detailed review of the literature, with discussion.
Author(s): Claudia L. Schur
Date: 04/2004
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Overview of bioterrorism preparedness issues facing rural hospitals, including physical capacity, sufficiency of health personnel, preparedness plans, disease surveillance systems, and communication/coordination. Detailed review of the literature, with discussion.
Author(s): Claudia L. Schur
Date: 04/2004
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Perspectives of Rural Hospitals on Bioterrorism Preparedness Planning
Overview of rural hospital preparedness, addressing topics like workforce and training, physical capacity and supplies, communication, and coordination. Includes policy recommendations. Based on a meeting of rural hospital representatives responsible for bioterrorism preparedness planning.
Author(s): Claudia L. Schur, Marc L. Berk, Curt D. Mueller
Date: 04/2004
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Overview of rural hospital preparedness, addressing topics like workforce and training, physical capacity and supplies, communication, and coordination. Includes policy recommendations. Based on a meeting of rural hospital representatives responsible for bioterrorism preparedness planning.
Author(s): Claudia L. Schur, Marc L. Berk, Curt D. Mueller
Date: 04/2004
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Rural Child Well-Being Dashboards
Dashboards providing data on the well-being of rural children and families compared with those in urban areas, covering topics including educational outcomes, family income, poverty, nutrition, household spending, disaster vulnerability, and more. Includes state and county data.
Sponsoring organization: Save the Children
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Dashboards providing data on the well-being of rural children and families compared with those in urban areas, covering topics including educational outcomes, family income, poverty, nutrition, household spending, disaster vulnerability, and more. Includes state and county data.
Sponsoring organization: Save the Children
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Strengthening Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems
Features information, services, and products to assist systems in preparing for, preventing, and responding to water-related cybersecurity threats. Includes updates and advisories, training modules, and information on National Rural Water Association initiatives and partnerships.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Water Association
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Features information, services, and products to assist systems in preparing for, preventing, and responding to water-related cybersecurity threats. Includes updates and advisories, training modules, and information on National Rural Water Association initiatives and partnerships.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Water Association
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Pediatric Considerations in Disasters for Resource-Constrained and Rural Settings
A collection of 10 modules on topics affecting children in disasters, focusing on rural and other resource-constrained settings. Includes videos, case-based learning, exercises, and e-books.
Sponsoring organization: Pediatric Pandemic Network
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A collection of 10 modules on topics affecting children in disasters, focusing on rural and other resource-constrained settings. Includes videos, case-based learning, exercises, and e-books.
Sponsoring organization: Pediatric Pandemic Network
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CI Fortify: Strengthening Resilience Across Critical Infrastructure
Describes CI Fortify, an initiative dedicated to improving public health and safety, critical infrastructure, continuity of the economy, and national security, in case of a geopolitical conflict. Includes links to resources that help ensure cybersecurity professionals are prepared to sustain essential operations in case of disruptive cyberattacks.
Sponsoring organization: Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
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Describes CI Fortify, an initiative dedicated to improving public health and safety, critical infrastructure, continuity of the economy, and national security, in case of a geopolitical conflict. Includes links to resources that help ensure cybersecurity professionals are prepared to sustain essential operations in case of disruptive cyberattacks.
Sponsoring organization: Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
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