The Public Health Workforce and Willingness to Respond to Emergencies: A 50-State Analysis of Potentially Influential Laws

Lainie Rutkow; Jon S. Vernick; Maxim Gakh; Jennifer Siegel; Carol B. Thompson; Daniel J. Barnett

doi:10.1111/jlme.12119

The Public Health Workforce and Willingness to Respond to Emergencies: A 50-State Analysis of Potentially Influential Laws

Lainie Rutkow, Jon S. Vernick, Maxim Gakh, Jennifer Siegel, Carol B. Thompson, Daniel J. Barnett

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Law plays a critical role in all stages of a public health emergency, providing an infrastructure for planning, response, and recovery efforts. A growing body of research has underscored the potential for certain types of state laws, such as those granting liability protections to responders, to influence the public health workforce's participation in emergency responses. It is therefore especially important to focus on particular state-level laws that may be associated with individuals' increased or decreased willingness to respond. We conducted a systematic identification and analysis of specific state emergency preparedness laws that may affect individuals' willingness to respond and offer recommendations for policymakers seeking to promote more effective responses to public health emergencies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	64-71
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
Volume	42
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jlme.12119
State	Published - 2014

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