Public Health and Medical Response to Disasters : Federal Authority and Funding.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Emergency medical services.

Nonprofit organizations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (39 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines statutory authorities and coordinating mechanisms of the President and Secretary of HHS to provide emergency medical and public health assistance to State and local governments, nonprofit entities, and others in response to disasters. Discusses roles and challenges for emergency support function 8 (ESF-8) of the national response plan, and Federal funding to support ESF-8.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Public Health and Medical Response to Disasters

Access Restriction:

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