| Community engagement: leadership tool for catastrophic health events. | |
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PMID: 17437348 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Disasters and epidemics are immense and shocking disturbances that require the judgments and efforts of large numbers of people, not simply those who serve in an official capacity. This article reviews the Working Group on Community Engagement in Health Emergency Planning's recommendations to government decision makers on why and how to catalyze the civic infrastructure for an extreme health event. Community engagement--defined here as structured dialogue, joint problem solving, and collaborative action among formal authorities, citizens at-large, and local opinion leaders around a pressing public matter--can augment officials' abilities to govern in a crisis, improve application of communally held resources in a disaster or epidemic, and mitigate community wide losses. The case of limited medical options in an influenza pandemic serves to demonstrate the civic infrastructure's preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities and to illustrate how community engagement can improve pandemic contingency planning. |
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Authors:
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Monica Schoch-Spana; Crystal Franco; Jennifer B Nuzzo; Christiana Usenza; |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Biosecurity and bioterrorism : biodefense strategy, practice, and science Volume: 5 ISSN: 1538-7135 ISO Abbreviation: Biosecur Bioterror Publication Date: 2007 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-04-17 Completed Date: 2007-06-12 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101156085 Medline TA: Biosecur Bioterror Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 8-25 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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UPMC Centre for Biosecurity, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. mschoch@upmc-biosecurity.org |
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Consumer Participation* Disaster Planning / organization & administration* Disease Outbreaks Health Planning Guidelines Humans Leadership* United States |
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