Medical and public health considerations in U.S. national disaster planning--The \"All-Hazards\" approach

Our nation faces many threats in this modern era, from natural disasters such as hurricanes to man-made disasters such as bioterrorism. Over the past 10 years, our disaster preparedness and response have evolved, though many shortcomings are still evident. Public health and medical considerations pose a particularly complex challenge. This Capstone explores how we have come to our current level of readiness, and where we can improve, by reviewing relevant legislation, roles and authorities of key governmental agencies, the National Incident Management System, and the National Health Security Strategy.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Public Health

Level thesis:degree_level

Master

Grantor

The University of Texas Medical Branch

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Kathleen Samsey

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• John J. Fraser, MD, JD, MPH

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Christine M. Arcari, PhD
• C. Joan Richardson, MD

• public health law
• emergency preparedness
• disaster management

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the TDL web site by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Dc Identifier Other

etd-07112010-031900

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:utmb-ir.tdl.org:2152.3/155