Overview of the U.S. Public Health System in the Context of Emergency Preparedness.

Describes public health authorities and infrastructure at the Federal, State, and local levels, including the structure, organization, and legal basis of domestic public health activities. Reviews recent legislation and appropriations, both prior to and after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Describes public health authorities and infrastructure at the Federal, State, and local levels, including the structure, organization, and legal basis of domestic public health activities. Reviews recent legislation and appropriations, both prior to and after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and covers issues for the 109th Congress. Discusses selected public health preparedness programs at HHS and DHS. Outlines various issues in ensuring public health preparedness.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource.