Comment on one of the key findings described in the Toner et al document.

Identify other funding sources for your hospital emergency management projects.

Indentify funding challenges within healthcare emergency management.

Describe funding resources available for the healthcare emergency management mission.

Review the grant language for the hospital preparedness program.

Reading

Toner E, Waldhorn R, Franco C, Courtney B, Rambhia K, Norwood A, Inglesby TV, O’Toole T. (2009). Hospitals rising to the challenge: The first five years of the U.S. hospital preparedness program and priorities going forward Prepared by the Center for Biosecurity of UPMC for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under Contract No. HHSO100200700038C.

• http://www.upmchealthsecurity.org/our-work/pubs_archive/pubs-pdfs/2009/2009-04-16-hppreport.pdf

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response: Strategic Plan 2010 – 2015.

• http://www.hhs.gov/secretary/about/priorities/strategicplan2010-2015.pdf

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