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Lessons From Boston
RWJF Clinical Scholar Jeremiah Schuur, MD, an emergency physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, helped treat many of the Boston Marathon bombing victims. Here's what he learned.
Emergency Preparedness and Response
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Public Health Response to Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy presented some of the greatest public health and emergency preparedness challenges from extreme weather in recent history, leaving dozens dead, and millions without power across a wide swath of the Northeast. This superstorm tested the capabilities of the public health system, and public health officials responded in heroic fashion. Public Health is there to help keep our communities safe and healthy before, through, and after storms like Hurricane Sandy.
How Ready is Your State for a Health Emergency?
Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism
The 10th annual Ready or Not? report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows persistent gaps in states’ preparedness to respond to events ranging from bioterrorist threats to hurricanes to serious disease outbreaks.
Focus on Public Health
Geographic Variations in Public Health Spending
As state and local health departments cope with budget cuts, job losses, and the demands of preparing communities for both seasonal and H1N1 flu, it’s more important than ever to build the evidence for what works—and what is cost-effective—in public health. Public Health Services and Systems Research answers questions about how public health can be structured, managed, staffed, funded, and organized so it can improve the lives of the people it serves.
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“Unprecedented Destruction”: Ocean County Public Health Continues to Respond to Hurricane Sandy
March 11, 2013 | New Public Health Post
How the Ocean County, N.J., public health community continues to respond to the disaster.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pledges $5 Million to Support New Jersey Recovery in Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy
November 13, 2012 | News Release
Funds to provide immediate relief, and bolster rebuilding efforts.
Sharing Nursing’s Knowledge: What’s in the Latest Issue
December 12, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Read about what's in the December issue Sharing Nursing’s Knowledge.
Nurse Heroes
December 6, 2012 | Story
Nurses step up to serve in Hurricane Sandy, and the public, the press and even the president take note.
Hurricane Sandy Recovery: New Jersey’s Health Commissioner Helms Response Roundtable
November 21, 2012 | New Public Health Post
Just two weeks after Hurricane Sandy hit, the State of New Jersey held a Response Roundtable at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune Township, N.J., to begin a review of the health department’s response to the storm. The site was an ...