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Utilization of Health Care Coalitions and Resiliency Forums in the United States and United Kingdom: Different Approaches to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2015

John Walsh  and
Allan Graeme Swan
John Walsh*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
Allan Graeme Swan
Affiliation:
MESH Coalition, Indianapolis, Indiana
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to John Walsh, Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University, B902 TVC, 1301 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, TN 37232 (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Abstract

The process for developing national emergency management strategies for both the United States and the United Kingdom has led to the formulation of differing approaches to meet similar desired outcomes. Historically, the pathways for each are the result of the enactment of legislation in response to a significant event or a series of events. The resulting laws attempt to revise practices and policies leading to more effective and efficient management in preparing, responding, and mitigating all types of natural, manmade, and technological hazards. Following the turn of the 21st century, each country has experienced significant advancements in emergency management including the formation and utilization of 2 distinct models: health care coalitions in the United States and resiliency forums in the United Kingdom. Both models have evolved from circumstances and governance unique to each country. Further in-depth study of both approaches will identify strengths, weaknesses, and existing gaps to meet continued and future challenges of our respective disaster health care systems. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;10:161–164)

Keywords

capacity buildingcommunity health planningdisaster planningemergency preparednesspolicy making
Type
Policy Analysis
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , February 2016 , pp. 161 - 164
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2015 

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