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Lessons Learned and Promising Practices
Lessons Learned for Bioterrorism Preparedness
RAND assessed the response of state and local health departments to the 1999 to 2003 outbreaks of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), monkeypox, West Nile virus, and hepatitis A to gain insight into challenges that might also be presented by a bioterrorist attack.
Successful Models for Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Populations
This project identified successful strategies used by localities to incorporate and address the needs of vulnerable populations into public health preparedness planning.
Lessons Learned from the Public Health Response to Hurricane Katrina
RAND collected and synthesized the key lessons learned from the public health response to Hurricane Katrina to help public health agencies improve their response the next time a disaster (natural or manmade) strikes.
Models of Relief: Learning from Exemplary Practices in International Disaster Management — 2007
This study looks to contribute to the inquiry into improving U.S. disaster management practices by tapping into the rich body of disaster-related experiences from the broader international community.
Lessons Learned from the State and Local Public Health Response to Hurricane Katrina — 2007
Hurricane Katrina was one of the largest and most costly natural disasters in U.S. history, and its effects will be felt for many years to come.
Disaster Planning and Risk Communication with Vulnerable Communities: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina — 2007
The authors studied the experience of Hurricane Katrina evacuees to better understand factors influencing evacuation decisions in impoverished, mainly minority communities that were most severely affected by the disaster.
Preparedness Lessons from California
RAND assessed preparedness gaps in California's public health infrastructure by conducting site visits as well as tabletop exercises focused on public health preparedness for a contagious infectious disease (smallpox).
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Exemplary Practices for Responding to Chemical and Radiological Attacks
This project examined the current state of public health emergency preparedness planning for chemical and radiological incidents and to identify exemplary practices in this area.
Promising Outreach and Risk Communication Strategies to Enhance Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Management for Vulnerable Populations
This study identified public health preparedness outreach and risk communications strategies that are used with vulnerable populations and which strategies, if any, demonstrate promising evidence of success in enhancing emergency preparedness, response, and recovery management for those populations.
Promising Strategies for Building Global Health Laboratory Capacity
This project identified promising strategies and approaches to help the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) optimize its investments in building global laboratory infrastructure to support global surveillance and public health prevention and control initiatives.
Promising Models of Public Health–Hospital Preparedness Coordination
RAND examined different coordination models that local health departments and general acute-care hospitals have employed to improve public health preparedness for bioterrorism.
Exemplary Practices Repository
RAND compiled a repository of exemplary practices in responding to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies at state and local levels.
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