@article{ref1,
title="Public health branch incident management and support as part of the federal government response during the emergency phase of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands",
journal="Journal of emergency management",
year="2022",
author="Cruz, Miguel Angel and Rivera-GonzÁlez, Luis O. and Irvin-Barnwell, Elizabeth and Cabrera-Marquez, Jessica and Ellis, Esther and Ellis, Brett and Qi, Benjamin and Maniglier-Poulet, Christopher and Gerding, Justin Andrew and Shumate, Alice and Andujar, Ashley and Yoder, Jonathan and Laco, Joseph and Santana, Alberto and Bayleyegn, Tesfaye and Luna-Pinto, Carolina and Rodriguez, Luis Orlando and Roth, Joseph and Bermingham, John and Funk, Renée H. and Raheem, Murad",
volume="19",
number="8",
pages="63-77",
abstract="On September 6 and 20, 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria made landfall as major hurricanes in the US Caribbean Territories of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with devastating effects. As part of the initial response, a public health team (PHT) was initially deployed as part of the US Department of Health and Human Services Incident Response Coordination Team. As a result of increased demands for additional expertise and resources, a public health branch (PHB) was established for coordinating a broad spectrum of public health response activities in support of the affected territories. This paper describes the conceptual framework for organizing these activities; summarizes some key public health activities and roles; outlines partner support and coordination with key agencies; and defines best practices and areas for improvement in disaster future operations.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1543-5865",
doi="10.5055/jem.0631",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/jem.0631"
}