Operations in and through the Cyberspace Domain are transforming the ways in which the U.S. Army must conduct Unified Land Operations. The Army is reorganizing to address the convergence of combined arms maneuver, electromagnetic spectrum activities, and cyberspace operations. This paper provides...
An examination of the emergency evacuation of hospitals and residential healthcare facilities revealed the limited ability to identify the required resources to safely transfer a patient to a new facility. Transfer complications include matching the patient's medical needs with the available...
Unlike other nations around the world, where the national military has a central role in providing assistance to civilian communities in time of emergency of disaster, the active component of the United States military prefers a role of capable supporter in time of great domestic need. The...
Mobile health (mHealth) technologies exhibit promise for offering patients and their Caregivers point-of-need tools for health self-management. The goal of this research was to expand upon the limited body of knowledge that exists regarding mHealth by assessing the impact of a suite of mobile...
The current application of traditional public health decision-making and management practices during emergencies in the United States can result in adverse outcomes with negative impacts on the public, the environment or both. This dissertation identifies the various decision-making risk factors...
In the six years following Hurricane Katrina, blame for response and relief failures has passed among local, state, and federal officials, first responders, national agencies, and non-profit organizations. Despite the preponderance of failure stories, there were both preparedness and response...