@article{ref1,
title="Household preparedness is not enough: the challenges and opportunities in assessing community readiness for disasters",
journal="Journal of public health management and practice",
year="2013",
author="Uscher-Pines, Lori and Chandra, Anita and Acosta, Joie D.",
volume="19",
number="Suppl 5",
pages="S70-S76",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1078-4659",
doi="10.1097/PHH.0b013e318294ea11",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0b013e318294ea11"
}