Citation

Uscher-Pines L, Chandra A, Acosta JD. J. Public Health Manag. Pract. 2013; 19(Suppl 5): S70-S76.

Affiliation

RAND Corporation, Arlington, Virginia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/PHH.0b013e318294ea11

PMID

23903399

Abstract

The public health community faces numerous challenges in measuring community preparedness and resilience. This study aimed to identify existing measures of partnership, self-sufficiency, and social connectedness, as well as gaps and opportunities in the measurement of community preparedness and resilience. To accomplish these aims, the study team conducted a broad environmental scan to identify a list of possible measures in these areas and then assessed these measures using a set of standard criteria and feedback from key informants. Results suggest that while there is great interest in quantifying community preparedness, existing data have major limitations. There is a need for more measures of organizational and network activity and measures in the area of community engagement and empowerment.

Language: en