title: Enhancing the Relevance of Incident Management Systems in Public Health Emergency Preparedness: A Novel Conceptual Framework.
abstract: We outline a conceptual framework developed to meet the needs of public health professionals in the province of Ontario for incident management system-related education and training. By using visual models, this framework applies a public health lens to emergency management, introducing concepts relevant to public health and thereby shifting the focus of emergency preparedness from a strict "doctrine" to a more dynamic and flexible approach grounded in the traditional principles of incident management systems. These models provide a foundation for further exploration of the theoretical foundations for public health emergency preparedness in practice.
authors.affiliation: 1Public Health Ontario,Toronto,Canada.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bochenek
authors.affiliation: 1Public Health Ontario,Toronto,Canada.
authors.forename: Moira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.affiliation: 1Public Health Ontario,Toronto,Canada.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D002959:Civil Defense / Q000379:methods*; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*
keywords: emergency preparedness training; incident management system; public health emergency preparedness