Linkages of acute care and EMS to state and local public health programs: application to public health programs. J Public Health Manag Pract 2005;11(4):291-7
Date
06/17/2005Pubmed ID
15958926DOI
10.1097/00124784-200507000-00005Scopus ID
2-s2.0-23244447455 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
Response to terrorism and mass casualty incidents has become a focal point for many public service agencies. Public health agencies and the emergency response community must work together to effectively and efficiently respond to any future incidents. Historically, collaboration has been a challenge since these agencies have functioned independently from one another, maintaining separate infrastructures that are not adequately interoperable. This article will summarize the consensus achieved during a meeting of multidisciplinary stakeholders held to discuss linkages between acute care, emergency medical services, and public health. The relevancy of these findings to public health, as well as the benefits from development of an interoperable infrastructure to public health, will be opined.
Author List
Lerner EB, Billittier AJ 4th, O'Connor RE, Allswede MP, Blackwell TH, Wang HE, White LJMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
BioterrorismCooperative Behavior
Disaster Planning
Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems
Emergency Medical Services
Hospital Administration
Humans
Interinstitutional Relations
Local Government
Public Health Administration
State Government
