Center for Public Health Preparedness

Publications

Publications

Following are published works from 2003 to present related to HSPH-CPHP.

 

JOURNALS

Koh, HK, Elqura, LJ, Judge, CM, Jacob, JP, Williams, AE, Crowther, MS, Serino, RA, and JA Auerbach. Implementing the Cities Readiness Initiative: Lessons Learned from Boston. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2008 Vol 2. No. 1 pp. 40-49.

Koh HK, Elqura LJ, Judge CM, Stoto MA. Regionalization of Local Public Health Systems in the Era of Preparedness. Annu Rev Public Health. 2008 Apr 21; 29:205-18.

Savoia E, Stoto MA, Biddinger PD, Campbell P, Viswanath K, Koh H. Risk-communication capability for public health emergencies varies by community diversity. BMC Research Notes 2008, 1:6 doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-1-6.

Koh HK, Shei A, Judge CM, Stoto MA, Cox H, Nick G, Condon S. Emergency Preparedness as a Catalyst for Regionalizing Local Public Health. Public Health Reports (2008).

Biddinger P, Cadigan R, Auerbach B, Burstein J, Savoia E, Stoto M, Koh H. Using Tabletop Exercises to Identify Systems-Level Changes for Improving Preparedness. Public Health Reports. 2008 Jan/Feb; 123;1:96-1

Koh HK. Are We Ready? Public Health Since 9/11. JAMA. 2007; 298:570-571.

Burstein JL. You Shall Not Stand By. Ann Emerg Med. 2007; 49(5): 610-611.

Burstein JL. Walls of Canvas, Walls of Steel. Ann Emerg Med. 2007; 49(5): 589.

Dorn BC, Savoia ES, Testa MA, Marcus LJ. Development of a survey instrument to measure connectivity to evaluate national public health preparedness and response performance. Public Health Rep. 2007; 122(3): 329-338.

Wingate MS, Perry EC, Campbell PH, Prabu D, Weist EM. Identifying and Protecting Vulnerable Populations in Public Health Emergencies: Addressing Gaps in Education and Training. Public Health Rep. 2007; 122(3): 422-426.

Burstein JL. The Myths of Disaster Education. Ann Emerg Med. 2006; 47: 50-52.

Carpender SK , Campbell PH, Quiram BJ , Frances J, Artzberger JJ. Urban Evacuations and Rural America : Lessons Learned from Hurricane Rita. Public Health Rep. 2006; 121(6): 775-779.

Koh HK, Shei AC, Bataringaya J, Burstein J, Biddinger PD, Crowther MS, Serino RA, Cohen BR, Nick GA, Leary MC, Judge CM, Campbell PH, Brinsfield KH, Auerbach J. Building Community-Based Surge Capacity Through a Public Health and Academic Collaboration: The Role of Community Health Centers. Public Health Rep. 2006; 121: 211-216.

Moore GS, Perlow A, Judge C, Koh H. Using Blended Learning In Training The Public Health Workforce In Emergency Preparedness. Public Health Rep. 2006; 121: 217-221.

Hassol A, Zane R, Amsden M, Antoine J, Biddinger PD, Buatti L, Buffalo D, Carr D, Eustace H, Hughes M, Hurd D, Ide L, Klein Walker D, Madden A, Sheir V, Sweetland R. Use of Former ("Shuttered") Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity: Requirements for Reopening a Shuttered Hospital in an Emergency, and Suggestions for Meeting These Requirements. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2005.

Orfaly RA, Frances JC, Campbell P, Whittemore B, Joly B, Koh H. Train-the-Trainer as an Educational Model in Public Health Preparedness. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2005; 11(6 Suppl): S123-S127.

Orfaly RA, Biddinger PD, Burstein JL, Leaning J. Integration of Academia and Practice in Preparedness Training: the Harvard School of Public Health Experience. Public Health Rep. 2005; 120(Suppl 1): 48-51.

Walker P, Wisner B, Leaning J, Minear L. Smoke and Mirrors: Deficiencies in Disaster Funding. BMJ. 2005 Jan 29;330(7485):247-50. Review.

VanRooyen M, Leaning J. After the Tsunami--Facing the Public Health Challenges. N Engl J Med. 2005; 352(5): 435-438.

Campbell P, Conway A. Developing a Local Public Health Infrastructure: the Maine Turning Point Experience. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2005; 11(2): 158-164

Lurie N, Wasserman J, Stoto M, Myers S, Namkung P, Fielding J, Valdez RB. Local Variation in Public Health Preparedness. Health Affairs. 2004 Jan-Jun;Suppl Web Exclusives:W4-341-53.

Hick JL, Hanfling D, Burstein JL, DeAtley C, Barbisch D, Bogdan GM, Cantrill S. Healthcare Facility and Community Strategies for Patient Care Surge Capacity. Ann Emerg Med. 2004; 44(3): 253-261.

Elena Savoia, M.D., Jamie Morano, M.D., David Cote, M.D., Sanjay Rampal, M.D., Diego Villa, M.D., and Marcia A. Testa, M.P.H, PhD. Public health preparedness evaluation and measurement. Italian Journal of Public Health. 2004;1(1-2):56.

Dr. Marcus wrote an article: "Bioterrorism Preparedness and Conflict Resolution: Adapting What we know to What we learn", Association for Conflict Resolution. Spring 2003, pp-22-25.

Dr. Marcus in conjunction with Joan E. Roover wrote an article titled "Healing the Conflicts that Divide us: Health Care and Mediation" published by Association for Conflict Resolution. Spring 2003, pg. 16-19.

Hick JL, Hanfling D, Burstein JL, Markham J, Macintyre AG, Barbera JA. Protective Equipment for Health Care Facility Decontamination Personnel: Regulations, Risks, and Recommendations. Ann Emerg Med. 2003; 42(3): 370-380. Review.

Hick JL, Penn P, Hanfling D, Lappe MA, O'Laughlin D, Burstein JL. Establishing and Training Health Care Facility Decontamination Teams. Ann Emerg Med. 2003; 42(3): 381-390. Review.

  

ABSTRACTS

Donna Levin JD, Howard K. Koh MD MPH, Rebecca Orfaly Cadigan MS, Paul D. Biddinger MD, and Suzanne Condon MS. Altered Standards of Care during an Influenza Pandemic: Identifying the Ethical, Legal, & Practical Principles to Guide Decision-Making. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Washington D.C. 2007 Nov 06

Elena Savoia, MD MPH , Mike Stoto PhD, Barry Dorn MD, Marcia Testa MD, PhD, Paul Campbell ScD, Rebecca Cadigan MS, Paul Biddinger MD, Howard Koh, MD, MPH. Leadership, Communication, Surveillance, Disease Control, and Mass Care: Validity of a Self-Assessment Tool. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Washington D.C. 2007 Nov 07

Howard Koh, MD, MPH, Kathy Brinsfeild, Kristy Kade, MPH , Josh Frances, Rich Serino. Medical Consequence Planning and Management for the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Washington D.C. 2007 Nov 06

Paul D. Biddinger MD, Rebecca Orfaly Cadigan MS, Howard K. Koh MD MPH. Empowering Public Health to Prepare: The HSPH-CPHP Exercise Toolkit. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Washington D.C. 2007 Nov. 06.

Bryan Eustis, MPH, Rebecca Cadigan, MS, et al. Collaborating to build emergency preparedness capacity: Forming a sub-regional volunteer medical corps. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Washington D.C. 2007 Nov. 07.

Rebecca Orfaly Cadigan MS, Bryan Eustis, MPH, Elena Savoia, MD, MPH, Howard Koh, MD, MPH , Paul D. Biddinger MD. Using exercises and drills to prepare a Volunteer Medical Corps. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Washington D.C. 2007 Nov. 07.

Kristy Kade, MPH , Gilbert Nick, Loris Elqura, MS, Howard Koh, MD, MPH , Elena Savoia, MD, MPH . Planning Toolkit to Prepare Vulnerable Populations for an Emergency. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Washington D.C., 2007 Nov. 05.

Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, Loris Elqura MS, Christine Judge , MS , Amy Zepecki, John Jacob, Suzanne Crowther, MPH , John Auerbach, MBA. Implementing the Cities Readiness Initiative; Lessons Learned from Boston. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Washington D.C. 2007 Nov. 05.

Michael Stoto, PhD. Early detection of the flu season using the DC Department of Health's syndromic surveillance system. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Washington D.C. 2007 Nov. 05.

Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, Paul Campbell, ScD, Linda Degutis, PhD, Gilbert Nick, BA. Vulnerable Populations and Public Health Emergencies. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Boston (MA). 2006 Nov. 4.

Rebecca Orfaly Cadigan, MS, Paul D. Biddinger, MD, FACEP, Howard K. Koh, MD MPH. Using tabletop exercises to evaluate a community's preparedness for pandemic influenza. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Boston (MA). 2006 Nov. 6.

Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH , Christine M. Judge, MS, Amie Shei, BA, Gilbert Nick, BA, Suzanne K. Condon, MS, Paul Campbell, ScD, Mike Stoto, PhD. Process and outcomes of creating regional public health infrastructures in Massachusetts and Maine . Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Boston (MA). 2006 Nov. 7.

Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH , Christine M. Judge, MS, Amie Shei, BA, Gilbert Nick, BA, Suzanne K. Condon, MS, Paul Campbell, ScD, Mike Stoto, PhD. Using regional multi-agency exercises to enhance public health preparedness. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Boston (MA). 2006 Nov. 7.

Paul Campbell, ScD, Joshua Frances, BA, Barbara J. Quiram, PhD, S. Kay Carpender, Jill J. Artzberger. Developing Rural Infrastructure to Support Urban Mass Evacuations. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Boston (MA). 2006 Nov. 7.

Michael A. Stoto, PhD. Regionalization in Local Public Health Systems: Rationale, Implementation, and Impact. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Boston (MA). 2006 Nov. 7.

Brad Cohen, BA, Gilbert Nick, BA, Gary Moore, DrPH. A Collaborative Process for Training Volunteers through Technology. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Boston (MA). 2006 Nov. 7.

Barry C. Dorn, MD, Elena Savoia, MD MPH , Marcia A. Testa, MPH PhD, Leonard J. Marcus, PhD. Development of a survey instrument to measure connectivity to evaluate national public health preparedness and response performance. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Boston (MA). 2006 Nov. 8.

Elena Savoia, MD MPH , Barry C. Dorn, MD, Marcia A. Testa, MPH PhD, Mike Stoto, PhD, Leonard J. Marcus, PhD, Paul D. Biddinger, MD, FACEP. Measuring perceived connectivity during public health preparedness tabletop exercises. Abstract presented at the American Public Health Association (APHA); Boston (MA). 2006 Nov. 8.

Elena Savoia, M.D., Jamie Morano, M.D., David Cote, M.D., Sanjay Rampal, M.D., Diego Villa, M.D., and Marcia A. Testa, M.P.H, PhD. Public health preparedness evaluative scores. APHA 132th Annual Meeting and Exposition. November 6-8 2004 Washington DC . http://apha.confex.com/apha/132am/techprogram/paper_94459.htm


BOOKS

Disaster Medicine (2nd edition). Hogan DE , Burstein JL Editors. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2007.

Disaster Medicine. Hogan DE , Burstein JL Editors. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2003.