Public Health Emergency Response Lessons Learned by Rapid Deployment Force 3, 2006-2016

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• John Iskander; Eva McLanahan; Jennifer Thomas; J. Brian Henry; David Byrne; Holly Williams
PMID: 30192670DOI: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304496

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This commentary discusses the work of the Rapid Deployment Force (RDF), which was created after Hurricane Katrina in 2006. This force consists of five teams of officers with diverse skills who can deploy within 12 hours to provide care for up to 250 patients with chronic diseases or disabilities. RDF 3 responded to various emergencies from 2006 to 2016, such as Hurricane Sandy, unaccompanied children mission, and Louisiana floods, highlighting the importance of clinical and public health capacity, mental health resources, collaboration with other responders, and managing chronic diseases post-disaster.

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Hazards: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Crisis Intervention; Disaster Planning; Floods; Louisiana; New Jersey; Public Health; Cyclonic Storms; History, 21st Century; Emergency Responders

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); U.S. Public Health Service

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