Partnering for preparedness: the project public health ready experience.
Effective partnerships between local and state public health agencies and schools of public health have tremendous potential to improve the health of communities nationwide. This article highlights successful collaboration between local public health agencies (LPHA), state health departments, and Academic Centers for Public Health Preparedness (ACPHP) in schools of public health developed through participation in Project Public Health Ready, a program to recognize LPHA emergency preparedness. The project's pilot phase illustrated that LPHAs, state health departments, and ACPHP can effectively work together to improve individual public health worker competency and organizational response capacity in local public health agencies nationwide.
Estrada
Librada C
LC
Project Public Health Ready, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Washington, DC 20036, USA. lestrada@naccho.org
Fraser
Michael R
MR
Cioffi
Joan P
JP
Sesker
DeAnne
D
Walkner
Laurie
L
Brand
Michael W
MW
Kerby
Dave S
DS
Johnson
David L
DL
Cox
Gary
G
Brewer
Lou
L
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