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9 - Public Health and Emergency Management Systems

from PART II - OPERATIONAL ISSUES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2011

By
Connie J. Boatright  and
Peter W. Brewster
Edited by
Kristi L. Koenig  and
Carl H. Schultz
Kristi L. Koenig
Affiliation:
University of California, Irvine
Carl H. Schultz
Affiliation:
University of California, Irvine
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Summary

INTRODUCTION

Emergency management has always included a component that addresses the health of the public. The major concern during an emergency, whether in the form of a hazardous materials incident, terrorist event, disease outbreak, or other type of disaster, is its potential to harm the health and well-being of people. A formalized system that connects “emergency management” and “public health,” however, did not begin to emerge until the latter part of the 20th century. At this time, healthcare leaders and policymakers began promoting standardized processes and assigning functional responsibilities to specific government agencies and entities, ensuring consistent inclusion of the public health component in the management of emergencies. The result has been the creation of programs and implementation of concepts that, when appropriately applied, ensure accomplishment of the ultimate goal of managing emergencies. The final outcome of these processes is the reduction of morbidity and mortality and return of circumstances to the preemergency state or better.

This chapter addresses concepts and issues that are essential for understanding how public health integrates with emergency management at all levels and in varying emergency circumstances. It focuses on the following

  1. 1) A general overview of public health and emergency management systems and how they interface

  2. 2) Comprehensive Emergency Management, including the all-hazards approach

  3. 3) The Incident Command (Management) System, including the adoption within the United States of the National Incident Management System (NIMS)

  4. 4) Interconnectivity of healthcare systems as it relates to public health and emergency management systems and activities

  5. […]

Keywords

communication processesemergency management systemhealth-related emergenciesNational Incident Management Systempublic health systemhealthcare systemsincident command system
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Koenig and Schultz's Disaster Medicine
Comprehensive Principles and Practices
 , pp. 133 - 150
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2009

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