Interview
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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Remembering 9/11 and Anthrax
September 1, 2011 | Report
Remembering 9/11 and Anthrax: Public Health’s Vital Role in National Defense, released by Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), features more than 30 firsthand accounts of public health professionals who were dire ...
"Ready or Not?
December 1, 2010 | Report
related websites Trust for America's Health In the eighth annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, 14 states scored nine or higher on 10 key indicators of public health preparedness. Three states ...
Report Finds Preparedness for Bioterror and Health Emergencies Eroding in States Across the Country
December 19, 2011 | News Release
Cuts to key programs could hurt ability to detect and respond to crises.
Acute Health Effects After Exposure to Chlorine Gas Released After a Train Derailment
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article presents data from medical reports following a large-scale, accidental release of chlorine gas in South Carolina. A terrorist attack involving the release of chlorine gas could cause the hospitalization of up to 100,000 people in an urban area.
New Guide Shows How to Provide Psychological First Aid After Terrorist Acts or Natural Disasters
October 20, 2009 | Program Result
The National Center for Child Traumatic Stress Network and the National Center for PTSD designed, printed and distributed the second edition of the Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Response to Emergencies
January 1, 2004 | Book
This chapter by Stephen Isaacs, co-editor of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology, examines how the Foundation has responded to emergencies that take lives and threaten the public's health.
Funding Provides Mental Health Support for Hispanic Community Affected by September 11 Attacks
July 1, 2004 | Program Result
In 2002-03, the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, New York, provided and trained other community groups to provide, group mental health sessions to Latinos affected by the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
A Local Organization Steps Up to Help Ground Zero Recovery Workers Get Supplies
February 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Art Science Research Laboratory provided equipment and supplies for recovery workers deployed at Ground Zero in Manhattan and the Fresh Kills landfill site in Staten Island after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center.
Toolkit for Providers and Others to Help Kids Cope with the Aftermath of September 11 Terrorist Attacks
May 1, 2003 | Program Result
In 2002, the American Academy of Pediatrics' Task Force on Terrorism, Elk Grove Village, Ill., assembled a Children, Terrorism & Disasters Toolkit to help pediatricians, parents, community leaders and others assist children dealing with traumatic events.
New England Collaborative Urges a Regional Focus for Public Health Issues
December 1, 2003 | Program Result
A team of scientists, business leaders, doctors, security professionals and others formed the New England Collaborative for Public Health Preparedness to bring a regional focus to local planning against bioterrorism and other biological threats.