Analysis of the Cities Readiness Initiative

Christopher Nelson ; Andrew M. Parker ; Shoshana R. Shelton ; Edward W. Chan ; Francesca Pillemer

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Disaster Recovery Operations;    Emergency Services and Response;    Emergency Medical Services;    Public Health Preparedness;   

ISBN  :  9780833060297
RP-ID  :  TR-1200-CDC

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) provides funding, program guidance, and technical assistance to improve communities' ability to rapidly provide life-saving medications in response to a large-scale bioterrorist attack, naturally occurring disease outbreak, or other public health emergency. Focusing on both capacities and operational capabilities, the authors examine (1) the current status of communities' operational capability to meet CRI program goals related to delivering medical countermeasures within 48 hours of a federal decision to deploy assets and (2) whether there is evidence that CRI has improved communities' capability to meet the 48-hour goal.