In this issue
Work progresses on tools for health departments
NCPERRC’s goal is to make our research findings accessible and of value to our research participants and public health practitioners nationwide. In this issue we feature 2 projects and describe how we are developing tools to help improve and sustain preparedness. More...
NCPERRC launched in October 2008 and we are getting ready to celebrate our 4th birthday – please send your greetings, examples of how you have used our work, and/or feedback to ncperrc@unc.edu. We want to hear from you! |
POD Modeling Planning Tool
Since early 2010, the NCSU team has worked with the Southern Piedmont Partnership for Public Health (SPPPH) to help share how they conducted the H1N1 PODs, examine the effectiveness of the vaccination PODs and identify best practices for future mass vaccination campaigns. More...
Preparedness Capacity Benchmarking Report
The Preparedness Capacity Benchmarking Report has already been sent to over 95% of North Carolina health departments as well as over 150 health departments from other states. More...
NCPERRC Profile
NCPERRC Research Projects
The overall theme of the Center's research is to create and maintain sustainable preparedness and response systems. It includes 4 projects, as well as pilot projects and new investigator awards. More...
What is Public Health Systems Research?
At the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in June the Public Health Systems Research Interest Group (PHSR IG) met and several NCPERRC researchers presented their work. The purpose of the PHSR IG meeting is to share current research and discuss methodologies to better understand complex public health systems, which incorporate state and local health departments, hospitals and other health care providers, and many other public and private organizations. More...
News highlights
- The Vulnerable and At-Risk Populations Resource Guide is now available! This easy-to-use, free, online resource guide provides a customized list of resources with accompanying jurisdictional maps to aid local health departments in planning for vulnerable and at-risk populations. Learn more about it and then access a short questionnaire to get your customized report.
- Get the latest research briefs, bibliography, and project information.
Our pledge to collaborators
We appreciate the contributions of our research collaborators. When we request your participation in one of our research studies, we make the following pledge to you. We will:
- coordinate our requests for information to ensure that there is no duplication of requested information,
- be considerate of your time and priorities,
- acknowledge your contribution to our research by recognizing your organization (to maintain your confidentiality),
- share our research findings with you.
North Carolina Institute for Public Health
Home of the NCPERRC
- Edward Baker, MD, Principal Investigator
ed_baker@unc.edu
919-966-1069 - Carol Gunther-Mohr, MA, Project Manager
cgm@email.unc.edu
919-843-2518
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This research was carried out by the North Carolina Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center (NCPERRC) at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health and was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Grant
1PO1 TP 000296-01. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC.