title: Should a reformed system be prepared for public health emergencies, and what does that mean anyway?
abstract: Any reformed health care system must be able to react to and mitigate the consequences of a public health emergency. This article identifies four essential components of public health emergency preparedness, and presents measures that can be taken immediately to improve our capacity to respond to emergencies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levi
mesh_terms: D002959:Civil Defense / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States