Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response

ERP Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers (PERRCs) - Program Updates

Presentations

Public Health Preparedness Summit, Anaheim, CA, February 21 - 24, 2012

Public Health Preparedness Summit, San Diego, CA, February 18, 2009

Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response - Sustainable Public Health Preparedness and Response Systems: The Role of Training, Education, and Research
Emory Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center: University Research Engagement
University of Pittsburgh Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center: Sustainable Preparedness & Response Systems: Modeling & Measuring for Outcome Optimization

7th UCLA Conference on Public Health and Disasters, Torrance, CA, May 21, 2008

Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response: Implementation of the PAHPA: Public Health Preparedness and Response Systems Research Agenda

Articles

PERRC Peer-Reviewed Publications Listed by Institute of Medicine Priorities

The research conducted at PERRCs address several of the research priorities recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). PERRC publications are listed below under the related IOM research priority. The findings from these projects will be used to help improve public health practice for preparedness and emergency response planning and policies at the local, state, federal and tribal levels.

Enhance the Usefulness of Training:

Olson, D. K., Hoeppner, M. H., Scaletta, K., Peck, M., Newkirk, R. Games, simulations, and learning in emergency preparedness: A review of the literature. American Journal of Disaster Medicine Spring 2012, 145 – 154. – University of Minnesota http://pnpcsw.pnpco.com/cadmus/testvol.asp?year=2012&journal=ajdm
Monahan, C; Ullberg, L.; Harvey, K. Virtual Emergency Preparedness Planning Using Second Life, Service Operations, IEEE/INFORMS International Conference on Logistics and Informatics, 2009. SOLI 09. Volume, Issue, 22-24 July 2009:306 – 310 – University of Minnesota

Improve Communications in Preparedness and Response:

Karasz, H. N., Eiden, A., Bogan, S. Text Messaging to Communicate With Public Health Audiences: How the HIPAA Security Rule Affects Practice. American Journal of Public Health: April 2013, Vol. 103, No. 4, pp. 617-622. – University of Washington http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2012.300999
Offenbecher W. What Community Members Want from Public Health Texts. NACCHO Preparedness Brief. January 18, 2012. – University of Washington http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/nacchoa/issues/2012-01-18/4.html
Meranus DH, Stergachis A, Arnold J, Duchin J. Assessing vaccine safety communication with health care providers in a large urban county. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2011 Sep 29. doi: 10.1002/pds.2245. – University of Washington http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pds.2245/pdf
Reeder B, Turner AM. Scenario‐based design: A Method for Connecting Reusable Design with Public Health Continuity of Operations Planning and Emergency Management. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 2011 Jul 23. – University of Washington http://ac.els-cdn.com/S1532046411001225/1-s2.0-S1532046411001225-main.pdf?_tid=d6ffe618-75e9-11e2-b00b-00000aacb35d&acdnat=1360765977_032ccf5638371a10d3af68869ebb6178
Daugherty J D, Eiring H, Blake S, Howard D. Disaster Preparedness in Home Health and Personal-Care Agencies: Are They Ready? Gerontology, www.karger.com/ger, E-Pub April 6 2012 – Emory University http://content.karger.com/produktedb/produkte.asp?doi=336032
Chamberlain A T, Seib K, Wells K , Hannan C ,. Orenstein W A , Whitney E A S , Hinman A R , Berkelman R L, Omer S B . Perspectives of Immunization Program Managers on 2009-10 H1N1 Vaccination in the United States: A National Survey Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science. Online ahead of print February 23, 2012. doi:10.1089/bsp.2011.0077 – Emory University
Magee M, Isakov A, Paradise HT, Sullivan P. Mobile phones and short message service texts to collect situational awareness data during simulated public health critical events. American Journal of Disaster Medicine. 2011 Nov-Dec; 6(6):379-85 – Emory University
Calhoun R, Young D, Meischke H, Allen S. Practice, More Practice: Improving Our Service to Limited-English Callers. Washington State Journal of Public Health Practice, 2009 June 2 (1): 34-37 – University of Washington
Karasz H, Bogan S. What 2 know b4 u text: Short Message Service Opportunities for Local Health Departments. Washington State Journal of Public Health Practice, 2011, 4(1), 20-27 – University of Washington
Kirchhoff K, Turner AM, Axelrod A, Saavedra F. Statistical Machine Translation of Public Health Information: A Feasibility Study. Journal of American Medical Informatics Association, Epub April 15, 2011. – University of Washington
Ong B, Yip M, Feng S, Calhoun R, Meischke H, Tu SP. Barriers and Facilitators to Using 9-1-1 and Emergency Medical Services in a Limited English Proficiency Chinese Community. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 1 February 2011 – University of Washington
Revere D, Nelson K, Thiede H, Duchin J, Stergachis A, Baseman J. Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Communications with Health Care Providers: A Literature Review. BMC Public Health 2011, 11:337. – University of Washington
Yip MP, Ong B, Meischke H, Calhoun R, Ida Lam, and Tu SP. The Role of Self-Efficacy in Communication and Emergency Response in Chinese Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Populations. Health Promotion Practice, 2011 Apr 1. – University of Washington
Yip MP, Ong B, Painter I, Meischke H, Calhoun R, and Tu SP. Information-seeking Behaviors and Response to the H1N1 Outbreak in Chinese Limited-English Proficient Individuals Living in King County, Washington. American Journal of Disaster Medicine, 2009 Nov-Dec, 4(6):353- 360 – University of Washington

IOM: Create and Maintain Sustainable Preparedness and Response Systems:

Neuhauser, L., Ivey, S. L., Huang, D., Engelman, A., Tseng, W., et al. (2013) Availability and Readability of Emergency Preparedness Materials for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and Older Adult Populations: Issues and Assessments. PLoS ONE 8(2): e55614. Published Online February 25, 2013 – University of California, Berkeley http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0055614
Blake SC, Eiring H, Howard DH. San Diego’s Area Coordinator System: A Disaster Preparedness Model for U.S. Nursing Homes. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2012; 6(4):424-7. Doi:10.1001/dmp.2012.65 – Emory http://www.dmphp.org/cgi/content/full/6/4/424
Dunlop AL, Logue K, Vaidyanathan L, Isakov A. Facilitators and Barriers for the Effective Academic-Community Collaboration for Disaster Preparedness and Response. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. December 12, 2012, 1-9. – Emory http://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Abstract/publishahead/Facilitators_and_Barriers_for_Effective.99976.aspx
Engelman, A., Ivey, S. L., Tseng, W., Dahrouge, D., Brune, J., Neuhauser, L. Responding to the deaf in disasters: establishing the need for systematic training for state-level emergency management agencies and community organizations, BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13:84 – UC, Berkeley - E Published March 7, 2013 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/13/84
Errett, N. A., Barnett, D. J., Thompson, C. B., Tosatto, R., Austin, B., Schaffzin, S., Ansari, A., Semon, N. L., Balicer, R. D., Links, J. M. Assessment of Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers' Emergency Response Willingness Using a Threat- and Efficacy-Based Model. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice and Science. Vol. 11, Number 1, 2013 – Johns Hopkins - E Published March 11, 2013 http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/bsp.2012.0047
Smith, K. C., Rimal, R. N., Sandberg, H., Storey, J. D., Lagasse, L., Maulsby, C., Rhoades, E., Barnett, D. J., Omer, S. B., Links, J. W. Understanding newsworthiness of an emerging pandemic: International newspaper coverage of the H1N1 outbreak Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses: E Published Ahead of Print December 24, 2012 – Johns Hopkins http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/irv.12073/pdf
Rutkow, L., Vernick, J. S., Mojtabai, R., Rodman, S. O., Kaufmann, C. N. Legal challenges for substance abuse treatment during disasters. Psychiatric Services, 2012 Jan; 63(1): 7-9 – Johns Hopkins http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=181270
Vernick, J. S., Gakh, M., Rutkow, L. Emergency detention of persons with certain mental disorders during public health disasters: legal and policy issues. American Journal of Disaster Medicine. 2012 Fall; 7(4):295-302. – Johns Hopkins http://www.disastermedicinejournal.com/
Rutkow, L. The role of law in addressing mental health-related aspects of disasters and promoting resilience. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 2012; 14(2): pp.134-140 – John Hopkins http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/23350229/The_role_of_law_in_addressing_mental_health_
related_aspects_of_disasters_and_promoting_resilience_
Errett, N., A., Barnett, D., J., Thompson, C.,B., Semon, N., L., Catlett, Christina, C., Hsu, E., Gwon, H., Balice, R., D. Assessment of psychological preparedness and emergency response willingness of local public health department and hospital workers. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, 01/2012 Vol. 14, No. 2, pp.125-133 – Johns Hopkins http://www.researchgate.net/publication/235372460_Assessment_of_psychological_preparedness_and_
emergency_response_willingness_of_local_public_health_department_and_hospital_workers
Samoff, E., MacDonald, P., D., Fangman, M., T., Waller, A., E. Local surveillance practice evaluation in North Carolina and value of new national accreditation measures. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice: 2013 Mar-Apr;19(2):146-52. – University of North Carolina http://journals.lww.com/jphmp/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2013&issue=03000&article=00007&type=abstract
Potter, M., A., Brown, S., T., Cooley, P., C., Sweeney, P., M., Hershey, T., B., Gleason, S., M., Lee, B., Y., Keane, C., R., Grefenstette, J., Burke, D., S. School closure as an influenza mitigation strategy: how variations in legal authority and plan criteria can alter the impact. BMC Public Health 2012, 12:977 – Pittsburgh - http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/977
Hunter JC, Yang JE, Petrie M, Aragon TJ. Integrating a framework for conducting public health systems research into statewide operations-based exercises to improve emergency preparedness. BMC Public Health, 2012 Aug 20;12(1):680. – UC, Berkeley http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-680.pdf
Blake SC, Eiring H, Howard DH. San Diego’s Area Coordinator System: A Disaster Preparedness Model for U.S. Nursing Homes. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2012;6(4):424-7. Doi:10.1001/dmp.2012.65 – Emory http://www.dmphp.org/cgi/content/full/6/4/424
Dunlop AL, Logue K, Vaidyanathan L, Isakov A. Facilitators and Barriers for the Effective Academic-Community Collaboration for Disaster Preparedness and Response. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. December 12, 2012, 1-9. – Emory http://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Abstract/publishahead/Facilitators_and_Barriers_for_Effective.99976.aspx
Frew PM, Hixson B, Kulb C, del Rio C, Esteves-Jaramillo A, Omer SA. Factors Related to Seasonal and Influenza A (H1N1) Vaccination among Minority Communities in Atlanta Vaccine. Vaccine, 30: 4200-4208 April 2012 PMID: 22537991 – Emory http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.04.053
Freedman AM, Mindlin M, Morley C, Griffin M, Wooten W, Miner K. Addressing the Gap Between Public Health Emergency Planning and Incident Response: Lessons Learned from the 2009 H1N1 Outbreak in San Diego County. Disaster Health. 2012; 1(1) - Emory http://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/disasterhealth/article/21580/
Potter, M.A., Brown, B.T., Cooley, P.C., Sweeney, P.M., Hershey, T.B., Gleason, S. M., Lee, B.Y., Keane, C. R., Grefenstette, J., Burke, D. S. School closure as an influenza mitigation strategy: how variations in legal authority and plan criteria can alter the impact. BMC Public Health 2012, 12:977 – University of Pittsburgh
McCabe, O.L., Perry, C., Azur, M., Taylor, H.G., Bailey, BS, MBA, and Links, J.M. (2011). Psychological first aid training for paraprofessionals: A systems-based model for enhancing capacity of rural emergency response. Pre-Hospital and Disaster Medicine, 26, 4, 1-8. – Johns Hopkins http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8438864

Samoff, E., Waller, A., Fleischauer, A., Ising, A., Davis, MK., Park, M., Haas, SW., DiBiase, L., MacDonald, P.D. Integration of syndromic surveillance data into public health practice at state and local levels in North Carolina. Public Health Rep. 2012 May-Jun; 127(3):310-7. – University of North Carolina http://www.publichealthreports.org/issuecontents.cfm?Volume=127&Issue=3
Markiewicz, M., Bevc, C. A., Hegle,, J., Horney, J.A., Davies, M., MacDonald, P.D. Linking public health agencies and hospitals for improved emergency preparedness: North Carolina's public health epidemiologist program. BMC Public Health. 2012 Feb 23; 12:141 – University of North Carolina http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-141.pdf
Hunter, J.C., Rodríguez, D.C., Aragón, T.J. Public health management of antiviral drugs during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: a survey of local health departments in California. BMC Public Health. 2012 Jan 25;12:82. – University of California, Berkeley http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-82.pdf
Hunter, J. C., Crawley, A. W., Petrie, M., Yang, J. E., Aragon, T. J. Local Public Health System Response to the Tsunami Threat in Coastal California following the Tohoku Earthquake. PLOS July 16, 2012 – University of California, Berkeley http://currents.plos.org/disasters/article/local-public-health-system-response-to-the-tsunami-threat-in-coastal-california-following-the-tohoku-earthquake/
Irmiter C, Subbarao I, Shah JN, Sokol P, James J. Personal Derived Health Information: A Foundation to Preparing the United States for Disasters and Public Health Emergencies. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2012 Jun 25. [Epub ahead of print] – American Medical Association http://www.dmphp.org/cgi/content/abstract/dmp.2012.18v1
Dunlop AL, Logue KM, Beltran G, Isakov AP Role of Academic Institutions in Community Disaster Response Since September 11, 2001. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011 Oct;5(3):218-26. – Emory http://www.dmphp.org/cgi/content/abstract/5/3/218
Van Otterloo J, Richards JL, Seib K, Weiss P, Omer SB (2011) Gift Card Incentives and Non-Response Bias in a Survey of Vaccine Providers: The Role of Geographic and Demographic Factors. PLoS ONE 6(11): e28108. – Emory http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0028108
Barnett D.J., Thompson C.B., Errett N.A., Semon N.L., Anderson M.K., Ferrell J.L., Freiheit J. M., Hudson R., Koch M. M., McKee M., Meji-Echeverry A., Spitzer J., Balicer R.D., Links J.M., Determinants of emergency response willingness in the local public health workforce by jurisdictional and scenario patterns: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 2012 12:164. – Johns Hopkins University http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-164.pdf
Chamberlain A T, Wells K, Seib k, Kudis A, Hannan C, Orenstein W A, Whitney E A S, Hinman A R, Buehler J W, Omer S B, Berkelman R L. Lessons Learned From the 2007 to 2009 Haemophilus influenzae Type B Vaccine Shortage: Implications for Future Vaccine Shortages and Public Health Preparedness. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice:
May/June 2012 - Volume 18 - Issue 3 - p E9–E16 – Emory University
http://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Abstract/2012/05000/Lessons_Learned_
From_the_2007_to_2009_Haemophilus.18.aspx
Watson CM, Barnett DJ, Thompson CB, Hsu EB, Catlett CL, Gwon HS, Semon NL, Balicer RD, Links JM. Characterizing public health emergency perceptions and influential modifiers of willingness to respond among pediatric healthcare staff. American Journal of Disaster Medicine. 2011 Sep-Oct; 6(5):299-308 – Johns Hopkins University
Kumar S, Quinn SC, Kim KH, Musa D, Hilyard LM, Freimuth VS. The Social Ecological Model as a Framework for Determinants of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Uptake in the United States. Health Education Behavior. Epub 2011 Oct 7 – University of Pittsburgh
Thomas JC, Young S. Wake me when theres a crisis: Progress on state pandemic influenza ethics preparedness. American Journal of Public Health, November 2011, Vol. 101, No. 11, pp. 2080-2082 – University of North Carolina
Rutkow L, Vernick JS, Wissow LS, Kaufmann CN, Hodge JG. Prescribing authority during emergencies: challenges for mental health care providers. J Leg Med. 2011; 32:249-260. – Johns Hopkins
Lagasse LP, Rimal RN, Smith KC, Storey JD, Rhoades E, et al. (2011) How Accessible Was Information about H1N1 Flu? Literacy Assessments of CDCGuidance Documents for Different Audiences. PLoS ONE 6(10): e23583. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023583 – Johns Hopkins
Kumar S, Quinn SC, Kim KH, Daniel LH, Freimuth VS. The Impact of Workplace Policies and Other Social Factors on Self-Reported Influenza-Like Illness Incidence During the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic. American Journal of Public Health, 2011 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print] – University of Pittsburgh
Balicer RD, Barnett DJ, Thompson CB, Hsu EB, Catlett CL, Watson CM, Semon NL, Gwon HS, and Links JM, Characterizing hospital workers' willingness to report to duty in an influenza pandemic through threat- and efficacy-based assessment. BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 436 – Johns Hopkins
Barnett DJ, Balicer RD, Thompson CB, Storey JD, Omer SB, et al. 2009 Assessment of Local Public Health Workers’ Willingness to Respond to Pandemic Influenza through Application of the Extended Parallel Process Model. PLoS ONE 4(7): e6365.doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006365 – Johns Hopkins
Barnett DJ, Levine R, Thompson CB, Wijetunge GU, Oliver AL, et al. (2010) Gauging U.S. Emergency Medical Services Workers’ Willingness to Respond to Pandemic Influenza Using a Threat- and Efficacy-Based Assessment Framework. PLoS ONE 5(3): e96856 – Johns Hopkins
Brown ST, Tai JHY, Bailey RR, Cooley PC, Wheaton WD, Potter MA, Voorhees RE, LeJeune M, Grefenstette JJ, Burke DS, McGlone SM, and Lee BY. Would school closure for the 2009 H1N1 influenza epidemic have been worth the cost? A computational simulation of Pennsylvania. BMC Public Health. 2011 May 20; 11:353. – University of Pittsburgh
Carr S, Roberts S. Planning for Infectious Disease Outbreaks: A Geographic Disease Spread, Clinic Location, and Resource Allocation Simulation. 2010, IEEE Xplore Digital Library, 2171-2184. - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Epstein JM, Pankajakshan R, and Hammond R. Combining Computational Fluid Dynamics and Agent-Based Modeling: A New Approach to Evacuation Planning. Public Library of Science One Journal (PloS One). Research Article, 31 May 2011, 10.1371/journal.pone.0020139 – University of Pittsburgh
Hegle J, Markiewicz M, Benson J, Horney J, Rosselli R, MacDonald P. Lessons Learned From North Carolina Public Health Regional Surveillance Teams’ Regional Exercises, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science; Volume 9, Number 1, 2011. – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Hodge, JG, Rutkow L, Corcoran, AJ. A Hidden Epidemic: Assessing The Legal Environment Underlying Mental and Behavioral Health Conditions in Emergencies Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy, 2010; 4(1): 33-92 – Johns Hopkins
Horney JA, Markiewicz M, Meyer AM, Macdonald PD. Support and Services Provided by Public Health Regional Surveillance Teams to Local Health Departments in North Carolina. Journal of Public Health Management Practice; 2011 Jan-Feb; 17(1):E7-13le – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Horney JA, Markiewicz, Meyer AM, Casani J, Hegle J, MacDonald PDM. Regional Public Health Preparedness Teams in North Carolina: An Analysis of Their Structural Capacity and Impact on Services Provided. American Journal of Disaster Medicine; Vol 6, No. 2, March/April 2011, 107 - 117 - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Hilyard KM, Freimuth VS, Musa D, Kumar S, Quinn SC. The Vagaries Of Public Support For Government Actions In Case Of A Pandemic. Health Aff December 2010 29 (12):2294-2301. - University of Pittsburgh
Hodge JG, Rutkow L, Corcoran AJ. Mental and behavioral health legal preparedness in major emergencies. Public Health Reports 2010; 125:759-762 – Johns Hopkins
Lee BY, Brown ST, Cooley P, Grefenstette JJ, Zimmerman RK, Zimmer SM, Potter MA, Rosenfeld R, Wheaton WD, Wiringa AE, Bacon KM, Burke DS. Vaccination deep into a pandemic wave potential mechanisms for a "third wave" and the impact of vaccination. Am J Prev Med. 2010 Nov; 39(5):e21-9. - University of Pittsburgh
Lempel H, Hammond R, Epstein J. “Economic Cost and Health Care Workforce Effects of School Closures in the U.S” PLoS Currents: Influenza, 2009 Oct 5; 1:RRN10512009. - University of Pittsburgh
McCabe, OL, Barnett, D, Taylor, HG, & links, JM: Ready, Willing and Able: A Framework for Improving Public Health System Emergency Preparedness. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2010; 4(2):161-168 – Johns Hopkins
Moore Z, Standberry N, Bergmire-Sweat D, Maillard J-M, Horney J, MacDonald PDM, Fleischauer AT. Intent to Receive Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent and Seasonal Influenza Vaccines --- Two Counties, North Carolina, August 2009. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; December 25, 2009/58(50); 1401-1405. – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Quinn SC, Kumar S, Freimuth VS, Kidwell K, Musa D. Public willingness to take a vaccine or drug under Emergency Use Authorization during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. Biosecurity and Bioterrorism. 2009 Sep; 7(3):275-90.- University of Pittsburgh
Quinn, S., Kumar, S., Freimuth, V., Musa, D., Casteneda‐Angarita, N., & Kidwell, K. Racial Disparities in Exposure, Susceptibility, and Access to Health Care in the US H1N1 Influenza PandemicAm J Public Health, Feb 2011; 101: 285 – 293. - University of Pittsburgh
Rabins PV, Kass NE, Rutkow L, Vernick JS, Hodge JG. Challenges for mental health services raised by disaster preparedness: mapping the ethical and therapeutic terrain. Biosecurity & Bioterrorism. Volume 9, Number 2, 2011. Epub 10 April, 2011 – Johns Hopkins
Rutkow L, Gable L, Links JM. Protecting the mental health of first responders: legal and ethical considerations. Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics 2011; 39Supp.1:56-59. – Johns Hopkins

Worth T, Meyer AM, Uzsoy R, Malliard JM, Samoff E, Wendelboe A: Modeling The Response Of A Public Health Department To Infectious Disease. 2010, IEEE Xplore Digital Library, 2185- 2198. - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Wynter S, Ivy J. Simulating Public Health Emergency Response: A Case Study of the 2004 North Carolina State Fair E. Coli Outbreak. 2009, IEEE Xplore Digital Library, 1957 – 1968. – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Yarmand H, Ivy J, Roberts S, Bengtson M, Bengtson N. Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Vaccination and Self-Isolation in Case of H1N1. 2010, IEEE Xplore Digital Library, 2199-2210. - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Zhang Y, May L, Stoto MA. Evaluating Syndromic Surveillance Systems at Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) During the 2009 HINI Influenza Pandemic. BMC Public Health. E-Published July 26, 2011. - Harvard

Generate Criteria and Metrics to Measure Effectiveness and Efficiency:

Stoto, M. A. The Effectiveness of U.S. Public Health Surveillance Systems for Situational Awareness during the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic: A Retrospective Analysis. PLoS ONE 2012 7(8): e40984. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040984 - Harvard http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0040984
Larson RC, Teytelman A (2012): Modeling the effects of H1N1 influenza vaccine distribution in the U.S. In: value in health, Value In Health, The Journal of The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 15 (X) 158-166. – Harvard http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/1098-3015/PIIS1098301511035078.pdf
Savoia, E., Agbool, F., Biddinger, P.D. Use of After Action Reports (AARs) to Promote Organizational and Systems Learning in Emergency Preparedness. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9, 2949-2963 - Harvard http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/9/8/2949
Potter M A, Brown S T, Lee B Y, Grefenstette J, Keane C R, Lin C J, Quinn S C, Stebbins S, Sweeney P M, Burke D S. Preparedness for Pandemics: Does Variation Among States Affect the Nation as a Whole? Journal of Public Health Management Practice, 2012, 18(3), 233-240 – University of Pittsburgh
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Schuh R G, Eichelberger T R, Stebbins S, Pomer B Duran L, Mahoney J F, Keane C, Lin C J, Potter M A. Developing a Measure of Local Agency Adaptation to Emergencies: A Metric. Evaluation and Program Planning. Volume 35, Issue 4, November 2012, Pages 473–480. E-Pub February 24, 2012 – University of Pittsburgh
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2012.02.003
Teytelman A, Larson R C, Modeling Influenza Progression Within a Continuous-Attribute Heterogeneous Population. European Journal of Operational Research. Volume 220, Issue 1, 1 July 2012, Pages 238–250. E-Pub January 25, 2012 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology IT (Harvard)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.01.027
Finkelstein S, Prakash S, Nigmatulina K, McDevitt J, Larson R.C., A Home Toolkit for Primary Prevention of Influenza by Individuals and Families Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2011 v. 5, p. 266-271 - Harvard
Biddinger PD, Savoia E, Massin-Short SB, Preston J, Stoto MA. Public Health Emergency Preparedness Exercises: Lessons Learned. Public Health Rpt, Nov-Dec2010:125(Suppl 5):100-106 - Harvard
Finkelstein S., Hedberg K.J., Hopkins J.A., Hashmi S., Larson R.C. Vaccine availability in the United States during the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. American Journal of Disaster Medicine, 2011. Jan-Feb; 6(1):23-30 – Harvard
Finkelstein S, Prakash S, Nigmatulina K, Klaiman T, Larson RC. Pandemic Influenza: Non‐pharmaceutical Interventions and Behavioral Changes That May Save Lives. International Journal of Health Management and Information, V. 1, No. 1, 2010. p 1 ‐ 18 – Harvard
Galarce E.M., Minsky S., Viswanath K. Socioeconomic status, demographics, beliefs and A(H1N1) vaccine uptake in the United States. Vaccine, Volume 29, Issue 32, 18 July 2011, 5284 - 5289 – Harvard
Griffin B.A., Jain A.K., Davies-Cole J., Glymph C., Lum G., Washington, S.C., Stoto M.A. Early Detection of Influenza Outbreaks Using the DC Department of Health's Syndromic Surveillance System. BMC Public Health, 2009. 9:483 – Harvard
Klaiman T., Kraemer J.D., Stoto M.A. Variability in School Closure Decisions in Response to A/H1N1. BMC Public Health, 2011. 11(1):73 – Harvard
Savoia, E., Massin‐Short, S., Higdon, M.A., Tallon, L., Matechi, E., Stoto, M.A. A toolkit to assess Medical Reserve Corps Units’ performance. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Aug 2010, 4: 213‐219 – Harvard
Savoia E, Massin‐Short SB, Rodday AM, Aaron LA, Higdon MA, Stoto MA. Public Health Systems Research in Emergency Preparedness: A Review of the Literature. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009 Aug; 37(2): 150‐156 - Harvard

Savoia E, Rodday AM, Stoto MA. Public Health Emergency Preparedness at the Local Level: Results of a National Survey. Health Services Research. Oct 2009; 44 (5 Pt 2):1909‐24 - Harvard