title: Why just prepare for emergencies when full use is possible?
abstract: Emergency preparedness, fits within the larger context of governmental public health preparedness. Full use of current, appropriations for learning management, education, and training systems designed for emergency preparedness can prepare and retain the current workforce to promote health and prevent disease, while recruiting the next generation to the governmental public health workforce.
authors.affiliation: Genesee County Health Department, 630 S. Saginaw, Flint, MI 48502, USA. bpestronk@gchd.us
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pestronk
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*; D011635:Public Health Administration; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce