Although there have been some preliminary attempts to develop a framework for e-Health preparedness assessment, there has been no work reported on a systematic study on the evaluation of e-Health preparedness for public health services.
This directive was ushered in by a guidance document (7 ) that broadly defined the goals and expectations of individual VA medical centers and provided a framework for planning and preparedness.
A more structured approach, worked out in advance in the framework of higher level collaboration for preparedness, could have provided the basis for significantly greater coverage than was possible in this case, as well as reducing the time and transaction costs of establishing new agreements.
Outcomes should help to define a framework for prevention, responses and preparedness strategies.
In this context, the ratification in 2011 of WHO's Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework for the Sharing of Influenza Viruses and Access to Vaccines and Other Benefits is a major step forward.
These competencies and terminal objectives form the framework for healthcare worker critical event preparedness training, including determination of the content, training models and teaching techniques best suited for job specific training.
Results from this first international survey provide a framework for future efforts to improve hospital preparedness worldwide.
Open image in new window Fig. 2 Children & Youth Forum, Toolbox for Resilience, Tool 1, Policy & Governance: Breakout session Bridging International Frameworks (left), and Tool 3, Enhancing Preparedness: Panel Session Open Data and Tools for Preparedness (right).
A notable exception is Operation Sparrowhawk in Singapore, where the feasibility of general practice influenza clinics was tested [72] The Haddon matrix is not a final check-list for preparedness planning but a problem-solving tool used as a starting framework for planning.
The importance of perceptions about risk and severity in understanding preparedness behaviour suggests that health behaviour theories provide a useful framework for the design of communication strategies that aim to promote preparedness for pandemic influenza among the business community.
