title: Using community partners to deliver low-cost and effective emergency management and business continuity services.
abstract: Small to medium-sized organisations enhance their business mission as well as their communities by continuing to offer services in extreme circumstances. Developing emergency preparedness and business continuity plans that are cost-effective, comprehensive and operational for small to medium-sized organisations with limited resources requires a consistent, supportive, hands-on approach over time with professionals to create appropriate and sustainable strategies. Using a unique, multi-layered and applied approach to emergency preparedness training, organisations have successfully created plans that are effective and sustainable.
authors.affiliation: Primary Care Development Corporation, New York, NY 10007, USA. jthomas@pcdcny.org
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Jean Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Roggiero
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019058:Community Networks; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000191:economics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D016730:Program Development / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States