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Learning From Geographic Variation And Change In Preparedness: The 2016 National Health Security Preparedness Index, Glen P. Mays May 2016

Learning From Geographic Variation And Change In Preparedness: The 2016 National Health Security Preparedness Index, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

The 2016 release of the National Health Security Preparedness Index tracks the nation's progress in preparing for disasters and other emergencies that create health risks for large groups of people. Recent improvements in the Index computational methodologies and measures allow results to be compared validly across states and over time. The Index aggregates more than 130 individual measures from nearly 60 data sources into valid composite measures for 6 domains and 19 subdomains that reflect core functional areas of emergency preparedness and response. Improvements in normalization, weighting, imputation, and confidence interval construction enhance the validity and reliability of Index estimates …


Learning From Variation And Change: The 2016 Release Of The National Health Security Preparedness Index, Glen P. Mays Apr 2016

Learning From Variation And Change: The 2016 Release Of The National Health Security Preparedness Index, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

The 2016 release of the National Health Security Preparedness Index uses an improved computational methodology and validated set of measures to more accurately track national and state progress in protecting the public from the health effects of disasters, outbreaks and other large-scale emergencies. This presentation provides a preview of the new methodology and results.


The National Health Security Preparedness Index: Proposed Updates For 2015-16, Glen P. Mays Sep 2015

The National Health Security Preparedness Index: Proposed Updates For 2015-16, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated development of the National Health Security Preparedness Index in 2012 to create a platform for measuring the nation’s progress in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters and other large-scale emergencies that pose risks to health and well-being in the United States. As a measurement tool, the Index is designed to summarize levels of preparedness achieved within individual states and for the nation as a whole. This session summarizes proposed updates to the Index for 2015-16 that are designed to improve the validity and reliability of Index measures and …


The National Health Security Preparedness Index: National Advisory Committee Meeting, Glen P. Mays, Michael Childress, Anna Goodman Hoover, Chris Bollinger Jun 2015

The National Health Security Preparedness Index: National Advisory Committee Meeting, Glen P. Mays, Michael Childress, Anna Goodman Hoover, Chris Bollinger

Health Management and Policy Presentations

This meeting of the National Advisory Committee for the National Health Security Preparedness Index program discussed strategies for improving the theoretical framework, measures, and analytic methodologies used in assessing and comparing preparedness levels across U.S. states and the nation as a whole.


Refining And Improving The Methodology For The National Health Security Preparedness Index, Glen P. Mays Mar 2015

Refining And Improving The Methodology For The National Health Security Preparedness Index, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

This first meeting of two newly reconstituted Working Groups for the National Health Security Preparedness Index Program examined opportunities for improving and refining the Index's measurement, scaling, weighting, and aggregation methodologies. Methodological improvements will enhance the Index's utility for education, planning, policy development, and quality improvement efforts focused on improving national preparedness and resiliency for large-scale health threats.


Opportunities And Future Directions For The National Health Security Preparedness Index™, Glen P. Mays Dec 2014

Opportunities And Future Directions For The National Health Security Preparedness Index™, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

This presentation examines options and opportunities for future development of the National Health Security Preparedness Index, created through a partnership of national public health and health care organizations led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO).