Publications

How Can We Strengthen the Evidence Base in Public Health Preparedness? — 2008

Nelson CD, Beckjord EB, Dausey DJ, Chan E, Lotstein D, Lurie N

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Vol. 2, No. 4, Dec 2008, pp. 247-250

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Regional Infectious Disease Surveillance Networks and their Potential to Facilitate the Implementation of the International Health Regulations — 2008

Kimball AM, Moore M, Matthew H, Arima Y, Ungchusak K, Wibulpolprasert S, Taylor T, Touch S, Leventhal A

Medical Clinics of North America, Vol. 92, No. 6, Nov 2008, pp. 1459-1471

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A Step Forward in Accountability for Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Developing Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing — 2008

Nelson C, Chan EW, Chandra A, Sorensen P, Willis HH, Comanor K, Park H, Ricci KA, Caldarone LB, Shea M, Zambrano JA, Hansell L

RAND, RB-9401-DHHS, 2008

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A Review of Instruments Assessing Public Health Preparedness — 2005

Asch SM, Stoto MA, Mendes M, Valdez RB, Gallagher ME, Halverson P, Lurie N

Public Health Reports, Vol. 120, No. 5, Sept/Oct 2005, pp. 532-542

Journal Article (may require registration or payment at Public Health Reports)

Will Smallpox Vaccinations Save Lives? — 2005

Bozzette SA, Boer R, Bhatnagar V, Brower JL, Keeler EB, Morton SC, Stoto MA

RAND RB-4554-1, 2005.

Research Brief

Improving and Enhancing Telephone-based Disease Surveillance Systems in Local Health Departments — 2007

Dausey DJ, Chandra A, Schaefer AG, Bahaney B, Haviland A, Zakowski S, Lurie N

RAND WR-469-DHHS, 2007

Working Paper

Public Health Response to Urgent Case Reports — 2005

Dausey DJ, Lurie N, Diamond A

Health Affairs, Web Exclusive, Aug 30 2005, pp. w5-412-W5-419

Journal Article (may require registration or payment at Health Affairs)

Public Health Preparedness: Integrating Public Health and Hospital Preparedness Programs — 2006

Davis LM, Ringel JS, Cotton SK, Griffin B, Malcolm E, Mariano LT, Pace JE, Ricci K, Shea M, Wasserman J, Zazzali J

RAND TR-317, 2006

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The ISTSS/RAND Guidelines on Mental Health Training of Primary Healthcare Providers for Trauma-Exposed Populations In Conflict-Affected Countries — 2005

Eisenman D, Weine S, Green B, Joop Jong Jd, Rayburn N, Ventevogel P, Keller A, Agani F

RAND WR-335, 2005

Working Paper

Terrorism's Psychologic Effects and Their Implications for Primary Care Policy, Research, and Education — 2005

Eisenman DP, Stein BD, Tanielian TL, Pincus HA

Journal of General Internal Medicine, Vol. 20, No. 8, Aug 2005, pp. 772-776

Journal Article (may require registration or payment at the Journal of General Internal Medicine)

Differences in Individual-Level Terrorism Preparedness in Los Angeles County — 2006

Eisenman DP, Wold C, Fielding J, Long A, Setodji C, Hickey S, Gelberg L

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol. 30, No. 1, Jan 2006, pp. 1-6

Journal Article (may require registration or payment at the American Journal of Preventive Medicine)

Analysis of Department of Defense Plans and Responses to Three Potential Anthrax Incidents in March 2005 — 2006

Kelly TK, Tanielian T, Don BW, Moore M, Meade C, McMahon KS, Baker JC, Cecchine G, Prine DW, Wermuth MA

RAND MG-445/1, 2006

Full Document

Public Health Preparedness in the 21st Century — 2006

Lurie N

RAND CT-257, 2006

Congressional Testimony

Process Evaluation of Project Public Health Ready — 2005

Myers S, Stoto MA

RAND TR-224-HLTH, 2005

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Conceptualizing and Defining Public Health Emergency Preparedness — 2008

Nelson C, Lurie N, Wasserman J, Zakowski S, Leuschner KJ

RAND WR-543, 2008

Working Paper

Facilitated Look-Backs: A New Quality Improvement Tool for Management of Routine Annual and Pandemic Influenza — 2006

Aledort JE, Lurie N, Ricci K, Dausey DJ, Stern S

RAND TR-320, 2006

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Tabletop Exercise for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in Local Public Health Agencies — 2006

Dausey D, Aledort J, Lurie N

RAND TR-319, 2006

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Designing and Conducting Tabletop Exercises to Assess Public Health Preparedness for Manmade and Naturally Occurring Biological Threats — 2007

Dausey DJ, Buehler JW, Lurie N

BioMed Central Public Health, May 29 2007, 7:92. (Also available as RAND RP-1273.)

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Improving and Enhancing Telephone-based Disease Surveillance Systems in Local Health Departments — 2007

Dausey DJ, Chandra A, Schaefer AG, Bahaney B, Haviland A, Zakowski S, Lurie N

RAND WR-469-DHHS, 2007

Working Paper

Bioterrorism Preparedness Training and Assessment Exercises for Local Public Health Agencies — 2005

Dausey DJ, Lurie N, Diamond A, Meade B, Molander R, Ricci K, Stoto M, Wasserman J

RAND TR-261-DHHS, 2005

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Tests to Evaluate Public Health Disease Reporting Systems in Local Public Health Agencies — 2005

Dausey DJ, Lurie N, Diamond A, Meade B, Molander RC, Ricci K, Stoto MA, Wasserman J

RAND TR-260-DHHS, 2005

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Public Health Response to Urgent Case Reports — 2005

Dausey DJ, Lurie N, Diamond A

Health Affairs, Web Exclusive, Aug 30 2005, pp. w5-412-W5-419

Journal Article (may require registration or payment at Health Affairs)

Preparing Hospitals and Clinics for the Pyschological Consequences of a Terrorist Incident or Other Public Health Emergency — 2007

Meredith LS, Eisenman D, Tanielian T, Taylor SL, Basurto-Davila R

RAND TR-493/1-HS, 2007

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Preparing Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Staff to Respond to Hospitals and Clinics Following Large-Scale Emergencies — 2007

Meredith LS, Eisenman D, Tanielian T, Taylor SL, Basurto-Davila R

RAND TR-493-HS, 2007

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Strategies to Improve Global Influenza Surveillance: A Decision Tool for Policymakers — 2008

Moore M, Chan E, Lurie N, Schaefer AG, Varda DM, Zambrano JA

BMC Public Health, [Epub May 28 2008, 8:186]

Journal Article (may require registration or payment at BMC Public Health)

Approaches for Developing a Volunteer Program to Respond to Public Health Emergencies — 2007

Ricci KA, Chan EW, Chandra A, Leuschner KJ, Shea M, Varda DM, Wasserman J

RAND WR-516-DHHS, 2007

Working Paper

Assessing the Adequacy of Extant Exercises for Addressing Local and State Readiness for Public Health Emergencies — 2005

Shugarman LR, Eiseman E, Jain A, Nicosia N, Stern S, Wasserman J

RAND TR-249-DHHS, 2005

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Community Planning for Pandemic Influenza: Lessons from the VA Health Care System, Disaster — 2008

Lurie N, Dausey DJ, Knighton T, Moore M, Zakowski S, Deyton L

Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, [Epub Sept 29 2008]

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Recommended Infrastructure Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing — 2008

Nelson C, Chan EW, Chandra A, Sorensen P, Willis HH, Comanor K, Park H, Ricci KA, Caldarone LB, Shea M, Zambrano JA, Hansell L

RAND, TR-553-DHHS, 2008

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In Their Own Words: Lessons Learned From Those Exposed to Anthrax — 2005

Blanchard JC, Haywood Y, Stein BD, Tanielian TL, Stoto M, Lurie N

American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 95, No. 3, March 2005, pp. 489-495

Journal Article (may require registration or payment at American Journal of Public Health)

Bioterrorism with Zoonotic Disease: Public Health Preparedness Lessons from a Multiagency Exercise — 2006

Jackson BA, Buehler JW, Cole D, Cookson S, Dausey DJ, Honess-Morraele L, Lance S, Molander RC, O'Neal P, Lurie N

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2006, pp. 287-292. (Also available as RAND RP-1250.)

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Bioterrorism with Zoonotic Disease: Public Health Preparedness Lessons from a Multiagency Exercise — 2006

Jackson BA, Buehler JW, Cole D, Cookson S, Dausey DJ, Honess-Morreale L, Lance S, Molander RC, O'Neal P, Lurie N

RAND RB-9279, 2007

Research Brief

Analysis of Department of Defense Plans and Responses to Three Potential Anthrax Incidents in March 2005 — 2006

Kelly TK, Tanielian T, Don BW, Moore M, Meade C, McMahon KS, Baker JC, Cecchine G, Prine DW, Wermuth MA

RAND MG-445/1, 2006

Full Document

Learning from Experience: The Public Health Response to West Nile Virus, SARS, Monkeypox, and Hepatitis A Outbreaks in the United States — 2005

Stoto MA, Dausey DJ, Davis LM, Leuschner K, Lurie N, Myers S, Olmsted S, Ricci KA, Ridgely MS, Sloss EM, Wasserman J

RAND TR-285-DHHS, 2005

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Initial Evaluation of the Cities Readiness Initiative — 2009

Willis HH, Nelson C, Shelton SR, Parker AM, Zambrano JA, Chan EW, Wasserman J, Jackson BA

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Analysis of Risk Communication Strategies and Approaches with At-Risk Populations to Enhance Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery: Final Report — 2009

Meredith LS, Shugarman LR, Chandra A, Taylor SL, Stern S, Beckjord EB, Parker AM, Tanielian T

RAND WR-598-HHS, 2009

Working Paper

Promoting Emergency Preparedness and Readiness for Pandemic Influenza (PREPARE for PI): Pilot Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative — 2007

Lotstein D, Ricci KA, Stern S, Li J, Rubenstein LV, Lurie N

RAND WR-491-DHHS, 2007

Working Paper

Quality Improvement in Public Health Emergency Preparedness — 2007

Seid M, Lotstein D, Williams VL, Nelson C, Leuschner KJ, Diamant A, Stern S, Wasserman J, Lurie N

Annual Review of Public Health [Epub Jan 2 2007], Vol. 28, April 2007, pp. 19-31

Journal Article (may require registration or payment with Annual Review of Public Health)