Emergency preparedness

Current Projects

Augmenting Efforts for a Tool to Predict Post-Event Rural Population Surge
Research center: Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic: Emergency preparedness
The Walsh Center is developing a tool to predict post-event rural population surge following public health emergencies, with funding originating from CDC. To enhance predictive accuracy of this tool and to more generally inform rural preparedness efforts, this project will gather information using key informant and survey methodologies.

Development of a Web-Based Spatial Analysis Tool to Predict Post-Event Rural Population Surge
Research center: Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Funders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
Topics: Emergency preparedness, Technology
Through this project the Walsh Center will develop a web-based tool for rural emergency planners to address the issue of post-event rural population surge following an urban disaster. The tool will provide estimated numbers of evacuees following various types of disasters, as well as local and regional planning resources, with the intent of stimulating rural emergency planning efforts.