The One Health Initiative ( https://onehealthinitiative.com/ ) is a movement to forge co-equal, all-inclusive collaborations between physicians, osteopathic physicians, veterinarians, dentists, nurses and other scientific-health and environmentally related disciplines, including the American Medical Association, American Veterinary Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Nurses Association, American Association of Public Health Physicians, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. National Environmental Health Association (NEHA).
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Initial Emergency Response: Organizational Structure and Coordination
Rosslyn S. Biggs (Oklahoma State University, USA), Susan J. Frankel (Pacific Southwest Research Station, United States Forest Service, USA), Leslie E. Cole (USDA, USA), Kathleen L. Kosta (California Department of Food and Agriculture, USA (Retired)), and Mark Goeller (Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, USA)
Copyright: © 2022
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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7935-0.ch008
Abstract
This chapter focuses on emergency response following an initial detection of an invasive plant pest or foreign animal disease (FAD) as well as the regulatory authority utilized to initiate a response. Many emergency responses will be associated with crops and livestock on farms and ranches while others may involve nurseries, forests, wildlife, and exotic animals in various urban and rural locations. The incident command system framework is typically utilized to organize response efforts. Standard response preparedness and mobilization will be discussed with a consideration of the multitude of internal and external influences that can impact the strategy and tactics used during an outbreak. Sources of emergency funding and the critical need to manage public perception and information are also explained.