About Us
Rapid community public health and needs assessment refers to
a set of tools designed to provide, quickly and at low cost, accurate
and reliable population-based public health information about
communities impacted by public health emergencies. Rapid public
health assessment is just one of many epidemiological tools (e.g.,
mortality and morbidity surveillance, outbreak investigations)
potentially utilized in a public health emergency.
This method has been used by public health officials in Texas
in responding to the floods (2006) in El Paso, Hurricane Rita
(2005) in East Texas, and Tropical Storm Allison (2001) in Houston.
The Texas Department of State Health Services at Austin has established
a Rapid Needs Assessment Team to assist and partner
with local and regional health departments in responding to public
health emergencies in their communities. For more information,
contact
(Community Preparedness Section) or
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Coordinating Team Members at DSHS (Austin)
David Zane |
Community Preparedness Section |
512-458-7111 x 6422 |
Ann Barnett |
Center for Health Statistics |
512-458-7111 x 6762 |
Last updated June 22, 2007
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