Public Health Systems & Preparedness Research Briefs

2011

Building Community Resilience to Disasters: A Roadmap to Guide Local Planning — 2011

Examines ways in which communities can improve their ability to withstand and recover from adversity.

2009

Risk Communication in the Early Stages of the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Alert: How Effective Were State and Local Public Health Departments? — 2009

Presents an assessment of how effectively state and local health departments communicated information regarding the April 2009 H1N1 virus (swine flu) outbreak via the Web to their constituents.

2007

How Schools Responded to Student Mental Health Needs Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita — 2007

This fact sheet summarizes a study that examined how schools in the U.S. Gulf Coast region perceived the mental health needs of students after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and how schools responded.

Promoting Accountability in Public Health Emergency Preparedness — 2007

This research brief summarizes research that has identified the advantages and disadvantages of some approaches used to measure public health preparedness and suggested avenues for developing new preparedness tools.