Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Emergency preparedness and response
Disaster Recovery in Rural Communities: A Case Study of Southwest Louisiana
Provides a descriptive case study that describes the disaster recovery and rebuilding process in the three parishes in South Louisiana that were hardest hit by Hurricane Rita in 2005.
Author(s): Deborah M. Tootle
Citation: Southern Rural Sociology, 22(2), 6-27
Date: 2007
Type: Document
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Provides a descriptive case study that describes the disaster recovery and rebuilding process in the three parishes in South Louisiana that were hardest hit by Hurricane Rita in 2005.
Author(s): Deborah M. Tootle
Citation: Southern Rural Sociology, 22(2), 6-27
Date: 2007
Type: Document
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Uncovering the Hidden Dimensions of Rural Disaster Mitigation: Capacity Building Through Community Emergency Response Teams
Discusses how local people and communities are often the first responders to a disaster. Rural communities find themselves taking on more responsibility in preparing for and resolving local emergencies. Discusses locally-based Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTS).
Author(s): M.A. Brennan, Courtney G. Flint
Citation: Southern Rural Sociology, 22(2), 111-126
Date: 2007
Type: Document
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Discusses how local people and communities are often the first responders to a disaster. Rural communities find themselves taking on more responsibility in preparing for and resolving local emergencies. Discusses locally-based Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTS).
Author(s): M.A. Brennan, Courtney G. Flint
Citation: Southern Rural Sociology, 22(2), 111-126
Date: 2007
Type: Document
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Attention from the Top: Roles of State Offices of Rural Health Policy in Preparing for Bioterrorism and Other Health System Emergencies
Presents results from a survey of directors of State Offices of Rural Health (SORHs) on emergency preparedness in rural communities. Discusses emergency preparedness activities of SORHs and SORH directors' impression of preparedness in rural areas of their states.
Author(s): Curt D. Mueller
Date: 07/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Presents results from a survey of directors of State Offices of Rural Health (SORHs) on emergency preparedness in rural communities. Discusses emergency preparedness activities of SORHs and SORH directors' impression of preparedness in rural areas of their states.
Author(s): Curt D. Mueller
Date: 07/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Public Health Preparedness: Integrating Public Health and Hospital Preparedness Programs
Examines different models for coordination that local health departments and general acute-care hospitals have employed to improve public health preparedness. Includes discussion of rural issues.
Author(s): Lois M. Davis, Jeanne S. Ringel, Sarah K. Cotton, et al.
Date: 2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Examines different models for coordination that local health departments and general acute-care hospitals have employed to improve public health preparedness. Includes discussion of rural issues.
Author(s): Lois M. Davis, Jeanne S. Ringel, Sarah K. Cotton, et al.
Date: 2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Organizing State and Local Health Departments for Public Health Preparedness
Examines whether state and local public health agencies relate to one another in a way that facilitates emergency response and preparedness. Includes discussion of issues facing rural areas.
Author(s): Jeffrey Wasserman, Peter Jacobson, Nicole Lurie, et al.
Date: 2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Examines whether state and local public health agencies relate to one another in a way that facilitates emergency response and preparedness. Includes discussion of issues facing rural areas.
Author(s): Jeffrey Wasserman, Peter Jacobson, Nicole Lurie, et al.
Date: 2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Understanding the Role of the Rural Hospital Emergency Department in Responding to Bioterrorist Attacks and Other Emergencies: A Review of the Literature and Guide to the Issues
Overview of bioterrorism preparedness issues facing rural hospitals, including physical capacity, sufficiency of health personnel, preparedness plans, disease surveillance systems, and communication/coordination. Detailed review of the literature, with discussion.
Author(s): Claudia L. Schur
Date: 04/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Overview of bioterrorism preparedness issues facing rural hospitals, including physical capacity, sufficiency of health personnel, preparedness plans, disease surveillance systems, and communication/coordination. Detailed review of the literature, with discussion.
Author(s): Claudia L. Schur
Date: 04/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Perspectives of Rural Hospitals on Bioterrorism Preparedness Planning
Overview of rural hospital preparedness, addressing topics like workforce and training, physical capacity and supplies, communication, and coordination. Includes policy recommendations. Based on a meeting of rural hospital representatives responsible for bioterrorism preparedness planning.
Author(s): Claudia L. Schur, Marc L. Berk, Curt D. Mueller
Date: 04/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Overview of rural hospital preparedness, addressing topics like workforce and training, physical capacity and supplies, communication, and coordination. Includes policy recommendations. Based on a meeting of rural hospital representatives responsible for bioterrorism preparedness planning.
Author(s): Claudia L. Schur, Marc L. Berk, Curt D. Mueller
Date: 04/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Rural Communities and Emergency Preparedness
Discusses rural considerations in emergency preparedness. Covers involvement of State Offices of Rural Health in bioterrorism preparedness. Discusses rural public health and EMS preparedness issues.
Date: 04/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Discusses rural considerations in emergency preparedness. Covers involvement of State Offices of Rural Health in bioterrorism preparedness. Discusses rural public health and EMS preparedness issues.
Date: 04/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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New Mexico Federal Funding Dashboard
Dashboard of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded projects in New Mexico. Categories of funding include broadband, health and human services, housing, emergency response, and more. Includes state agency profiles and county-level data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: The State of New Mexico
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Dashboard of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funded projects in New Mexico. Categories of funding include broadband, health and human services, housing, emergency response, and more. Includes state agency profiles and county-level data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: The State of New Mexico
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Neighborhoods at Risk
Tool offering maps and reports of neighborhoods by environmental risks and disparities in impact. Data available at the census tract, city, county, or state level.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Headwaters Economics
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Tool offering maps and reports of neighborhoods by environmental risks and disparities in impact. Data available at the census tract, city, county, or state level.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Headwaters Economics
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