Public Health Emergency Preparedness
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AHRQ Public Health Emergency Preparedness Research Program
Fiscal Year 2004-05, 2002-03
AHRQ Research Relevant to Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Responding to Bioterrorism: AHRQ Helps Clinicians, Health
Systems, and Policymakers
Tools and Resources
Community Planning
Adapting Community Call Centers for Crisis Support
CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive) Events (Questionnaire for Facilities)
Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness Atlas: U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities
Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory (EPRI)
Evaluation of Hospital Disaster Drills: A Module-Based Approach
Health Emergency Assistance Line and Triage Hub (HEALTH) Model
Home Health Care During an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and Resources
Hospital
Surge Model
Mass Evacuation Transportation Model
Nursing Homes in Public Health Emergencies
Predicting Health Care Use Resulting From Terrorism: Tools To Aid State Planning: Summary
Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide
Reopening Shuttered Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity (with Tool and Checklist)
Rocky Mountain Regional Care Model for Bioterrorist Events (Alternate Care Site Selection Tool)
Standardized Hospital Bed Definitions (from HavBED)
Tool for Evaluating Core Elements of Hospital Disaster Drills
Understanding Needs for Health System Preparedness and Capacity for Bioterrorist Attacks (Questionnaire)
Mass Prophylaxis
Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness
Computer Staffing Model for Bioterrorism Response—BERM Version 2
Modeling Tools
Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness
Computer Staffing Model for Bioterrorism Response—BERM Version 2
Hospital
Surge Model
Mass Evacuation Transportation Model
Pandemic Influenza
Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness
Computer Staffing Model for Bioterrorism Response—BERM Version 2
Emergency Preparedness Atlas: U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities
Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory (EPRI)
Health Emergency Assistance Line and Triage Hub (HEALTH) Model
Home Health Care During an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and Resources
Hospital
Surge Model
Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide
National Hospital Available Beds for Emergencies and Disasters (HAvBED) System: Final Report and Appendixes
Nursing Homes in Public Health Emergencies
Project XTREME: Cross-Training Respiratory Extenders for Medical Emergencies
Reopening Shuttered Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity (Tool and Checklist)
Rocky Mountain Regional Care Model for Bioterrorist Events (Alternate Care Site Selection Tool)
Pediatrics
Decontamination of Children: Preparedness and Response for Hospital Emergency Departments: Video
Pediatric Hospital Surge Capacity in Public Health Emergencies
Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians
School-Based Emergency Preparedness: A National Analysis and Recommended Protocol
Surge Capacity
Altered Standards of Care in Mass Casualty Events
Health Emergency Assistance Line and Triage Hub (HEALTH) Model
Hospital
Surge Model
Mass Evacuation Transportation Model
Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide
National Hospital Available Beds for Emergencies and Disasters (HAvBED) System: Final Report and Appendixes
Pediatric Hospital Surge Capacity in Public Health Emergencies
Personal
Protective Equipment, Decontamination, Isolation/Quarantine, and Laboratory Capacity
Project XTREME: Cross-Training Respiratory Extenders for Medical Emergencies
Readiness and Response to Public Health Emergencies: Help Needed Now From Professional Nursing Associations
Recommendations for a National Mass Patient and Evacuee Movement, Regulating, and Tracking System
Reopening Shuttered Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity (Tool and Checklist)
Rocky Mountain Regional Care Model for Bioterrorist Events (Alternate Care Site Selection Tool)
Understanding Needs for Health System Preparedness and Capacity for Bioterrorist Attacks (Questionnaire)
Other Tools and Resources
AHRQ Disaster Response Tools and Resources
Emergency Severity Index
Tools and Resources to Help Communities Prepare for
Hurricane Season
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Evidence Reports
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 95:
Training of Hospital Staff To Respond to a Mass Casualty Incident
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 96:
Regionalization of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 141:
Pediatric Anthrax: Implications for Bioterrorism Preparedness
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Conferences and Meetings
Lessons Learned From the Field of Emergency Preparedness
Webcast, November 6, 2008
Providing Mass Medical Care With Scarce Resources
Web Conference, November 29, 2006
Public Health Emergencies: Strategies and Tools for Meeting the Needs of Children
Web Conference, January 11, 2006
Mass Casualty Care: Overlooked Community Resources
Web Conference, May 17, 2005
Addressing the Smallpox Threat: Issues, Strategies, and Tools
Web Conference, March 3, 2003
Addressing Surge Capacity in a Mass Casualty Event
Web Conference, October 26, 2004
Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness
Web Conference, April 29, 30, and May 1, 2002
Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies—Linkages with Community Providers
Web Conference, December 16, 2003
Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment
Web Conference, April 15, 2003
The Role of Information/Communication Technology and Monitoring/Surveillance Systems in Bioterrorism Preparedness
Web Conference, October 21, 2003
Surge Capacity Assessments and Regionalization Issues
Web Conference, June 17, 2003
Surge Capacity and Health System Preparedness: Education and Training for a Qualified Workforce
Web Conference, March 2, 2004
Surge Capacity and Health System Preparedness: Facilities and Equipment
Web Conference, July 13, 2004
Expert Meeting on Bioterrorism
February 18, 2000
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Research Projects
Research Activities: Online Newsletter
Summarizes study findings, including those specific or relevant
to bioterrorism and disaster preparedness
Press Releases
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