Research Catalog

Title

Preparing for terrorism : tools for evaluating the Metropolitan Medical Response System program / Frederick J. Manning and Lewis Goldfrank, editors ; Committee on Evaluation of the Metropolitan Medical Response System Program, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine.

Author

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Evaluation of the Metropolitan Medical Response Program.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2002.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Goldfrank, Lewis R., 1941-
• Manning, Frederick J.

Description

xx, 310 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Subject

• Disaster Planning > organization & administration
• Disaster medicine
• Emergency Medical Services > organization & administration
• Emergency management
• Emergency medical services
• Health Planning
• Health planning
• Program Evaluation > methods
• Terrorism > Health aspects
• Terrorism
• Weapons of mass destruction > Health aspects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-176).

Contents

• 1. Introduction. Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism. The MMRS Program. Charge to the Committee. Methods of the Present IOM Study. Organization of This Report -- 2. Community Emergency Management and Available Federal Assistance. Emergency Management Terminology. Emergency Management in the United States. Local Emergency Management. State Assistance. The Federal Emergency Response Plan. The National Contingency Plan. The Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan. Terrorism-Specific Federal Support Teams. Conclusion -- 3. Federal Efforts to Increase State and Local Preparedness for Terrorism. ODP Programs. FBI Programs. CDC Programs. FEMA Programs -- 4. Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Contracts. Functional Areas Covered. Products Demanded. Contract Deliverable Evaluation Instrument -- 5. Measurement and Data Collection in Evaluation. Evaluations of Various Types. Management Functions of Evaluations in the MMRS Program Context.
• Summative and Formative Uses of Various Evaluation Types. Why an Adequate Written Plan Is Not Sufficient Assurance of Preparedness. Evaluation Measurement for Low-Frequency, High-Stakes Events. Evaluation Measurements: Performance Measures and Proxies. Criteria for Selection of Evaluation Methods -- 6. Preparedness Indicators. Existing Standards. Existing Assessment Tools. Performance Measures Versus Preparedness Indicators -- 7. Feedback to Office of Emergency Preparedness on Program Management. OEP Help to MMRS Program Contractors. Survey for MMRS Program Contractors -- 8. Feedback to Office of Emergency Preparedness on Program Success. Essential Response Capabilities. Preparedness Indicators for Evaluation of Written Submissions, On-Site Inspection, and Observed Exercises. Preparedness Criteria. Exercises and Drills. Site Visits and Peer Evaluators. Scenario-Driven Group Interactions. Summary -- 9. Closing Remarks.
• Strategic Uses of Evaluation Data: Implementing the "Layering Strategy" Committee Critique and Suggestions for Program Amendments. B. Selected Information About Federal Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Consequence Management Response Teams -- C. Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Cities -- D. 2000 MMRS Contract Deliverable Evaluation Instrument -- E. Preparedness Indicators for Metropolitan Medical Response System Program Contract Deliverables -- F. Scenarios and Discussion Materials for Use on Site Visits.

ISBN

0309084288 (pbk.)

LCCN

2002007502

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries