Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism
In the 10th annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases,
Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, 35 states and Washington, D.C. scored a six or lower on 10
key indicators of public health preparedness.
The report found that while there has been significant progress
toward improving public health preparedness over the past 10 years, particularly
in core capabilities, there continue to be persistent gaps in the country's
ability to respond to health emergencies, ranging from bioterrorist threats to
serious disease outbreaks to extreme weather events.
The Ready or Not? report provides a snapshot of our nation's
public health emergency preparedness. Its indicators are developed in
consultation with leading public health experts based on data from publicly
available sources, or information provided by public officials.
Score Summary:
A full list of all of the indicators and scores and the full
report are available on TFAH's website and RWJF's website. For the
state-by-state scoring, states received one point for achieving an indicator or
zero points if they did not achieve the indicator. Zero is the lowest possible
overall score, 10 is the highest. The data for the indicators are from publicly
available sources or were provided from public officials.
Click on a state below to access state-specific information and
scores
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