Contributions of Academia to Public Health Preparedness Research

Contributions of academia to public health preparedness research.

Interdisciplinary contributions to public health law.

This session was created to display the value of interdisciplinary thought to the practice and teaching of public health. Through the extraordinary examples of four articulate, highly trained, and gifted individuals, the value of such training is demonstrated for the enhancement of both the individual and society. Each person describes how she or he has used the process of interdisciplinary lea...

Sustainable Health Development Becoming Agenda for Public Health Academia

BACKGROUND Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to transform our world, and each goal has specific targets to be achieved by 2030. For the goals to be achieved, everyone needs to do their part: governments, academia, the private sector and all people. This paper summarizes the main evidence-based recommendations made by excellent academics and scholars who discussed their experiences and vi...

What is public health legal preparedness?

Legal preparedness has gained recognition as a critical component of comprehensive public health preparedness for public health emergencies triggered by infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters, chemical and radiologic disasters, terrorism and other causes. Public health practitioners and their colleagues in other disciplines can prepare for and respond to such an event effectively only ...

Has bioterrorism preparedness improved public health?

In anticipation of future terrorist attacks, the nation has been focused on emergency preparedness, including threats to public health and the ability of communities to respond to them. The Center for Studying Health System Change's (HSC) recent site visits to 12 nationally representative communities found early benefits to public health due to heightened attention to bioterrorism preparedness:...