The Role of Local Public Health in Critical Infrastructure Protection

Continuity of healthcare and public health services are critical to response and recovery following a disaster or emergency. Strengthening and protecting healthcare and public critical infrastructure requires coordinated preparedness planning and response among public and private sector stakeholders. To better understand the role of local health departments (LHDs) in healthcare and public health critical infrastructure protection, Senior Program Analyst, Katie Schemm, and Local Public Health Practice and Policy Scholar, Niharika Patel, interviewed Marc Barbiere, who leads emergency preparedness efforts at the Fairfax County Health Department in Virginia, and who chaired the Steering Committee for the Northern Virginia Emergency Response System (NVERS) for two years.

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