Use of BRFSS Data and GIS Technology for Rapid Public Health Response During Natural Disasters
Having information about preexisting chronic diseases and available public health assets is critical to ensuring an adequate public health response to natural disasters and acts of terrorism. We describe a method to derive this information using a combination of data from the Behavioral Risk Factor...
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Main Authors: | James B. Holt, PhD, MPA (Author), Ali H. Mokdad, PhD (Author), Earl S. Ford, MD, MPH (Author), Eduardo J. Simoes, MD, MSc, MPH (Author), William P. Bartoli, MS (Author), George A. Mensah, MD (Author) |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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