Public Health Preparedness

Research Findings

Research Activities, August 2009:
Common definitions and reverse triage can help hospital planners meet surge capacity demands during emergencies

Research Activities, April 2009:
AHRQ issues recommendations for safeguarding children during public health emergencies

Research Activities, February 2009:
A new model estimates emergency evacuation needs for health care facilities

Research Activities, December 2008:
Studies evaluate hospital disaster drill tools

Research Activities, November 2008:
Some U.S. nursing homes need more specific evacuation plans to better respond to natural or other disasters
Most Federal health centers are not integrated in their community's emergency preparedness plans

Research Activities, October 2008:
New tool helps hospitals evaluate disaster drills

Research Activities, September 2008:
Report offers resources for home health care response during a flu pandemic
Reducing community contacts by half within 7 days may allow for local control of a flu pandemic

Research Activities, August 2008:
Long-term use of antibiotics appears safe to treat a large-scale exposure to anthrax in a bioterrorism attack

Research Activities, December 2007:
AHRQ report recommends use of existing call centers to expand communications in public health emergencies

Research Activities, August 2007:
New AHRQ resources can help States and local communities with disaster planning and response involving nursing homes

Research Activities, July 2007:
Studies examine the surge capacity of U.S. hospitals to respond to bioterrorism or other public health disasters

Research Activities, May 2007:
New DVD trains health care workers to provide respiratory care during disasters

Research Activities, February 2007:
Los Angeles County hospitals are limited in disaster preparedness and severely limited in surge capacity

Research Activities, September 2006:
Anthrax in children is difficult to detect and treat
Hospitals could be better linked with other community response teams to manage public health emergencies

Research Activities, June 2006:
Better defining the role of public health nurses can improve disease surveillance necessary for bioterrorism preparedness

Research Activities, February 2006:
Regional strategies to prepare for public health disasters in Texas offer lessons about community resource allocation

Research Activities, December 2005:
New video shows clinicians how to treat children exposed to chemicals used in bioterrorist attacks

Research Activities, November 2005:
Physician knowledge and skills and team communication improve safety in intensive care units

Research Activities, July 2005:
National advisory committee on children and terrorism makes first recommendations for preparedness

Research Activities, May 2005:
Practice-based research networks can use E-mail to speed diagnosis of anthrax and other rare infectious diseases
Use of computerized simulation models can help communities plan an effective response to bioterrorism

Research Activities, February 2005:
Organizational research can help clinicians make decisions about staff and IT systems

Research Activities, January 2005:
Primary care doctors demonstrated restraint in prescribing antibiotics following the 2001 anthrax attacks