title: The role of public health nursing in emergency preparedness and response.
abstract: Public health services are vital to homeland security and defense, and nurses make up the majority of public health care workers. This article identifies issues in preparing for bioterrorism and describes the role of public health nurses in bioterrorism preparedness.
authors.affiliation: Schools of Nursing and Public Health; Bioterrorism Preparedness Initiative, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. rrowney@umich.edu
authors.forename: Rosemarie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rowney
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barton
mesh_terms: D023482:Bioterrorism; D002959:Civil Defense / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States