New Hampshire is divided into 15 Public Health Regions, which are served by local partnerships. Greater Monadnock Public Health Region (GMPHR) represents a largely rural and forested portion of the...
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More than 70 US cities participate in the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI), which is funded by CDC to develop programs that ensure medication is available to a city's entire population within 48...
Hospitals rely on an immense infrastructure to provide patient care and a hygienic environment. Wisconsin's 136 hospitals use an estimated 300 to 350 gallons of water per bed per day. Much of that...
A robust and extensive guide describes mass casualty planning in the essential areas of emergency medical services, hospital/acute care, alternative care settings, palliative care, and legal/ethical...
Research conducted by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) found that vulnerability to sexual violence increases during and following a disaster. During and after Hurricane Katrina,...
Public health emergencies involving large numbers of ill or injured people place significant strain on the healthcare system's ability to respond. In mass care situations that affect a large region...
The importance of caring for children plays a significant role in emergency planning; however, children's medical needs are often drastically different than the needs of adults. Children have...
Recent public health emergencies in the United States, such as the H1N1 outbreak and Hurricane Katrina, highlighted the important role pharmacists and pharmacies can play in reaching medically at-...
More than half the US population lives in cities and metropolitan areas. If a public health emergency, such as a bioterrorist attack or a disease epidemic, were to affect one of these areas, a...
A shortage of healthcare workers is a constant challenge for rural areas of the United States, yet it also may hinder the level of care hospitals and clinics can provide during an emergency. While...
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