NC Public Health Tops in Preparedness
December 18th, 2009 by Mike Edwards
North Carolina is among seven states that have received the nation’s highest public health readiness ratings issued by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). Arkansas, Delaware, New York, Oklahoma, Texas and Vermont joined with North Carolina in meeting nine of the 10 readiness indicators as established by Trust. More information about TFAH and the report are found at http://www.healthyamericans.org/. Information concerning North Carolina’s preparedness efforts is available at http://www.rabies.ncdhhs.gov/epi/phpr/ and http://www.flu.nc.gov/.