Learning from Experience: The Public Health Response to West Nile Virus, SARS, Monkeypox, and Hepatitis A Outbreaks in the United States

Michael A. Stoto ; David J. Dausey ; Lois M. Davis ; Kristin J. Leuschner ; Nicole Lurie ; Sarah Myers ; Stuart S. Olmsted ; Karen A. Ricci ; M. Susan Ridgely ; Elizabeth M. Sloss ; et al.

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Public Safety;    Terrorism and Homeland Security;    Public Health;    Health and Health Care;    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome;   

RP-ID  :  TR-285-DHHS

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

To help describe and enhance key aspects of state and local public health emergency preparedness, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asked RAND to study the response of state and local health departments to outbreaks of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), monkeypox, West Nile virus, and hepatitis A that took place from 1999 to 2003. Public health agencies demonstrated a robust ability to implement the major components of response to a public health emergency. However, unlike some other emergency responders, they do not have command and control authority over many important resources that are needed for an optimal public health response. Researchers found that the most pervasive problem was the need for strong communication and coordination between public health and other governmental agencies involved in emergency response.