title: Partnering for preparedness: the project public health ready experience.
abstract: 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.
authors: Project Public Health Ready, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Washington, DC 20036, USA. lestrada@naccho.org
authors: Librada C
authors: LC
authors: Estrada
authors: Michael R
authors: MR
authors: Fraser
authors: Joan P
authors: JP
authors: Cioffi
authors: DeAnne
authors: D
authors: Sesker
authors: Laurie
authors: L
authors: Walkner
authors: Michael W
authors: MW
authors: Brand
authors: Dave S
authors: DS
authors: Kerby
authors: David L
authors: DL
authors: Johnson
authors: Gary
authors: G
authors: Cox
authors: Lou
authors: L
authors: Brewer
mesh_terms: D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015980:Public Health Practice; D012581:Schools, Public Health; D014481:United States