By RAPHAEL M. BARISHANSKY, An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness Journal, June 21, 2023.
Is it time to retire the term public health preparedness and replace it with public health readiness? When building emergency planning efforts and response capabilities, jurisdictions and local health entities must reconfigure existing plans with the readiness factor in mind.
Narrated by MacGregor Stephenson.

Raphael Barishansky
Raphael M. Barishansky, DrPH(c), is a consultant providing his unique perspective and multi-faceted public health and emergency medical services (EMS) expertise to various organizations. His most recent position was as the Deputy Secretary for Health Preparedness and Community Protection at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, a role he recently left after several years. He is also currently a doctoral candidate at the Fairbanks School of Public Health at Indiana University.
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Raphael Barishanskyhttps://domesticpreparedness.com/author/raphael-barishansky
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Raphael Barishanskyhttps://domesticpreparedness.com/author/raphael-barishansky
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Raphael Barishanskyhttps://domesticpreparedness.com/author/raphael-barishansky