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Public health crisis preparation: Following the money

A presentation from Health Journalism 2007 by Kristi L Koenig, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., professor of emergency medicine and director of Public Health Preparedness, Disaster Medical Sciences Center at the University of California at Irvine.

Topics include:

• Effects of 9/11 on federal funding
• Determining how to spend the money
• Hazards Vulnerability Analysis
• Focus on response
• Focus on buying "stuff"
• Are we spending money responsibly?
• How do we measure effectiveness?