Conceptualizing and Defining Public Health Emergency Preparedness
A substantial federal investment has been made to increase our nation's ability to prepare for, and respond to, public health emergencies.
Christopher Nelson is a senior political scientist at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. He has over 30 years of experience as a policy analyst and evaluator. As a practicing policy analyst and evaluator, most of his work has focused on problem-solving for specific decisionmakers and end users; much of it at the intersection of evaluation and learning, systems, and governance.
Nelson has worked in a wide range of policy areas, including public health, health care, workplace safety, education, and others. For instance, he has helped agencies in the United States and the European Union develop and implement new systems for measuring state/local capacity to respond to bioterrorism attacks, infectious disease outbreaks, and other health emergencies. His teams have also developed user-friendly game-based tools for improving emergency response capabilities in hospitals, health departments, and community-level health care coalitions. Prior to coming to RAND, he authored What's Public About Charter Schools: Lessons Learned About Choice and Accountability (Corwin Press, 2002) and numerous papers and technical reports on charter school reforms in the United States.
Previously, Nelson held positions on the research staff of the Illinois state legislature, Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, and the Western Michigan University Evaluation Center. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Education
Ph.D. and M.A. in political science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; B.A. in political science, University of Minnesota
Languages
Spanish; Portuguese
Selected Work
- Stoto M, C Nelson, R Piltch-Loeb, LN Mayigane, F Copper, S Chungong., "Getting the most from after action reviews to improve global health security. ," Globalization and Health, 15(58), 2019
- Stoto M, C Nelson, E Savoia, I Ljungqvist, M Ciotti., "Public Health Preparedness Logic Model: Assessing Preparedness for Cross-border Threats in the European Region. ," Health Security, 15(5), 2006
- Christopher Nelson et al., "Assessing Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Concepts, Tools, and Challenges," Annual Review of Public Health, 28, 2007
- Christopher Nelson et al., "Conceptualizing and Defining Public Health Emergency Preparedness," American Journal of Public Health, 97, 2007
- Dubowitz T, T Orleans, C Nelson, J Sloan, L May., "Creating Healthier, More Equitable Communities By Improving Governance And Policy," Health Affairs, 35(11), 2016
- Nelson C, L Martin, D Yeng, D Bugliari., "Has COVID-19 changed how people think about the drivers of health? If so, does it matter? ," Frontiers in Health Services, 23, 2022
- Puddy R, M Kelly, C Nelson, A Huttinger, S Siddiqi, D hall, C Murray, J Kucik., "Advancing Evidence-Based Public Health Policy: How Core Components Thinking Can Illuminate the Multilevel Nature of Public Health Policy. ," Public Health Reports, 2024
- Shelton S, C Nelson, M Sullivan, K Wroblewski, E Mueller, T Wolford., "Strengthening the U.S. Public Health Lab System: Summary of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) After Action Review Workshop. ," Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. , 2024
Authored by Christopher D. Nelson
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