TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Paramilitary provision of adequate disaster response and advancement of public health: the case of the Texas State Guard and Operation Lone Star
JO  - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1  - Johnson, Ralph Jay
SP  - 412
EP  - 416
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This article reports on State Defense Forces (SDFs) as tools for providing coordinated, disciplined, trained, and uniformed volunteers to augment civilian disaster response and advance public health. <br><br>METHODS: This report draws on and describes the example of the Texas State Guard's Medical Brigade and its Operation Lone Star. <br><br>RESULTS: Although SDFs have downsides, since they are largely self-sufficient, they are far less expensive and burdensome yet nonetheless effective alternatives. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Future avenues for further inquiry are suggested. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:412-416).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-7893
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.175
ID  - ref1
ER  -