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Contents of August 2005 newsletter:

  1. Gaps in public health agency responsiveness to reports of suspicious illnesses
  2. Bioterrorism preparedness training and assessment manual for local public health agencies
  3. Effectiveness of instruments used for assessing public health preparedness
  4. Terrorism's psychological effects and the role of physicians
  5. RAND's Palestine study featured in Foreign Affairs

  • Gaps in public health agency responsiveness to reports of suspicious illnesses
    Results of a new RAND study indicate that many local public health agencies in the U.S. are unprepared to quickly learn about and respond to naturally occurring outbreaks of deadly infectious diseases and to acts of bioterrorism.
    Citation: Dausey DJ, Lurie N, Diamond A. Public Health Response to Urgent Case Reports, Health Affairs [Web Exclusive], Aug 30 2005, pp. W5-412—W5-419.
    News release  |  Read abstract  |  Related document
  • Bioterrorism preparedness training and assessment manual for local public health agencies
    A manual of exercises that can be customized by local public health agencies to train their staff in detecting and responding to bioterrorism events and to assess their level of preparedness.

    • Citation: Dausey DJ, Lurie N, Diamond A, Meade B, Molander RC, Ricci K, Stoto MA, Wasserman J, Bioterrorism Preparedness Training and Assessment Exercises for Local Public Health Agencies, RAND Corporation, TR-261-DHHS, 2005.
    Full document  |  More research on public health

  • Effectiveness of instruments used for assessing public health preparedness
    A review of instruments that assess the level of preparedness of state and local public health departments to respond to health threats such as bioterrorism.

    • Citation: Asch SM, Stoto MA, Mendes M, Valdez RB, Gallagher ME, Halverson P, Lurie N. A Review of Instruments Assessing Public Health Preparedness, Public Health Reports, Vol. 120, No. 5, Sept/Oct 2005, pp. 532-542.
    Read abstract  |  More research on public health

  • Terrorism's psychological effects and the role of physicians
    Primary care physicians can play an important role in helping the nation prepare for, respond to, and recover from the psychological consequences of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear terrorism.

    • Citation: Eisenman DP, Stein BD, Tanielian TL, Pincus HA. Terrorism's Psychologic Effects and Their Implications for Primary Care Policy, Research, and Education, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 8, p. 772, August 2005.
    Read abstract  |  More research on terrorism and health security

  • RAND's Palestine study featured in Foreign Affairs
    RAND's study on "Building a Successful Palestinian State" was reviewed in the Sept/Oct issue of Foreign Affairs. The report examines whether an independent Palestine can be made successful through stronger governance, security, and access to basic resources.

    • Citation: Building a Successful Palestinian State, The RAND Palestinian State Study Team, RAND Corporation, MG-146-DCR, 2005.
    Read article at foreignaffairs.org  |  Full document


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