Emergency Preparedness in California : More Needs to Be Done to Improve California's Preparedness for Responding to Infectious Disease Emergencies

Report by the California State Auditor'. Contents: (1) California would be better prepared to respond to infectious disease emergencies if it completed certain tasks; (2) Although improvement is needed in some areas, several factors help increase local public health department's overall preparedness for infectious disease emergencies; (3) California's progress in meeting the critical benchmarks issued by the CDC; (4) California's progress in meeting the critical benchmarks issued by the Health Resources & Services Admin.; (5) Responses to the Audit by the California Dept. of Health Services; (6) California State Auditor's Comments on the Response from various health departments. Charts & tables.Howle, Elaine M. is the author of 'Emergency Preparedness in California : More Needs to Be Done to Improve California's Preparedness for Responding to Infectious Disease Emergencies', published 2005 under ISBN 9781422301920 and ISBN 1422301923.