HHS unveils strategy for disaster response.
While ED managers are intimately involved in the emergency planning processes of their hospitals, they are often unaware of how other EDs and facilities are planning for events that will affect them all. The recently announced National Health Security Strategy seeks to address that problem. Pay special attention to the objectives that address work force availability, communication, drugs and vaccines, and surveillance activities. Re-examine your connections with public health agencies and community organizations. Review the strategy and guide online, see how it applies to you, and contact national organizations to make a contribution to further its development.
D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services