Citation
(2003), "Health Care at the Crossroads: Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Community-wide Emergency Preparedness Systems", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 12 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2003.07312dab.006
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Health Care at the Crossroads: Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Community-wide Emergency Preparedness Systems
Health Care at the Crossroads: Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Community-wide Emergency Preparedness Systems200352 pp.Free
The report can be downloaded from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Web site: www.jcaho.org/news+room/news+release+archives/emergency+preparedness.pdf
Further information about this report can be obtained from JCAHO, 601 13th Street, NW, Suite 1150N, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 783 6655. Fax: (202) 783 6888. The purpose of this report is to frame healthcare issues that must be addressed in developing community-wide disaster preparedness, delineate federal and state roles, and facilitate sustained community-based emergency preparedness across the USA. Sections address enlisting the community in preparing local response, preserving the ability to provide medical care to the community, establishing oversight, and ensuring accountability.