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David L. Driscoll, PhD, MPH and Kristine L. Rae, MSPH. Health Communications Program, RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road - P.O. Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194, 919/541-6565, driscoll@rti.org
Local and regional public health agencies must integrate their current and their future public health requirements in order to allocate emergency preparedness funding using a dual use strategy. These public health requirements differ from one locality to another based on, among other things, differences in the populations served and future threats assessed. The process of identifying and prioritizing current and future public health needs involves a variety of local and regional stakeholders, and is further complicated by federal mandates that agencies develop measurable standards by which levels of preparedness can be evaluated over time. In this presentation the authors describe a locally driven and participatory methodology by which public health agency administrators and preparedness coordinators can identify their needs and develop metrics to evaluate their progress. The presentation will include examples from several recent projects in which the authors assisted local and regional public health leaders in developing consensus definitions of public health preparedness. The authors will conclude the presentation with specific, actionable recommendations for local public health officials planning and allocating public health preparedness funding using a dual use strategy.
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Keywords: Bioterrorism, Public Health Infrastructure
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.