Evaluation of public health response to hurricanes finds North Carolina better prepared for public health emergencies.

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Evaluation of public health response to hurricanes finds North Carolina better prepared for public health emergencies. Abstract Text:

Mary V Davis,Pia D M MacDonald,J Steven Cline,Edward L Baker,

Reviews of state public health preparedness improvements have been primarily limited to measuring funds expenditures and achievement of cooperative agreement benchmarks. Such reviews fail to assess states' actual capacity for meeting the challenges they may face during an emergency, as evidenced by activities undertaken during the various phases of a disaster. This article examines North Carolina's public health preparedness and response performance during two hurricanes, Hurricane Floyd in 1999 and Hurricane Isabel in 2003, as well as capacity building activities in the intervening years. North Carolina created new infrastructures, enhanced laboratory capacity, and strengthened communications after Hurricane Floyd. These activities facilitated implementation of functional capabilities through effective centralized communication, command and control incident management, and a rapid needs assessment and medical surveillance during Hurricane Isabel. North Carolina continues to implement these capabilities in public health emergencies. Measuring and implementing functional capabilities during exercises or real events facilitates achievement of preparedness performance standards, goals, and objectives.

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MV Davis,PD MacDonald,JS Cline,EL Baker,

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MEDLINE DATE: 2007 Jan-Feb

Evaluation of public health response to hurricanes finds North Carolina better prepared for public health emergencies. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, U.S. Gov't,

Journal: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)

VOLUME: 122

Page Numbers: 17-26

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ISSN: 0033-3549

DAY: 3

MONTH: 12

YEAR: 2007

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LANGUAGE: eng

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KEYWORDS: Public Health Practice

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AFFILIATION: North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. mvdavis@email.unc.edu

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