Emergency Preparedness Scores

Trust forAmerica’s Health (TFAH) released the fourth annual "Ready or Not? Report and found that five years after theSeptember 11th and anthrax tragedies,emergency health preparedness is still inadequate in America. Oklahoma achieved 10 of the 10 possible indicators. Half of the states scored six or less on the scale of 10 indicators. Oklahoma scored the highest with 10 out of 10; California,Iowa, Maryland, and New Jerseyscored the lowest with four out of 10.States with stronger surge capacitycapabilities and immunizationprograms scored higher in this year'sreport, since four of the measures focuson these areas. The "Ready or Not?" report containsstate-by-state health preparednessscores based on 10 key indicators toassess health emergency preparednesscapabilities. All 50 U.S. states and theDistrict of Columbia were evaluated. According to Jeff Levi, PhD,Executive Director of TFAH. "Thenation is nowhere near as prepared aswe should be for bioterrorism, bird flu,and other health disasters," "Wecontinue to make progress each year,but it is limited. As a whole,Americans face unnecessary andunacceptable levels of risk." TFAH's report was supported bygrants from the Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation and the BaumanFoundation. TFAH's report and state-by-state materials are available at:www.healthyamericans.org Score Summary – 10 out of 10: Oklahoma!! 9 out of 10: Kansas8 out of 10: Alabama, Kentucky,Michigan, Missouri, Montana,Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas,Virginia, Washington, WestVirginia, Wyoming7 out of 10: Delaware, Florida,Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois,Minnesota, New Hampshire, NewYork, North Dakota, Tennessee6 out of 10: Colorado, Indiana,Louisiana, Massachusetts,Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico,North Carolina, Oregon, RhodeIsland, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin5 out of 10: Alaska, Arizona,Arkansas, Connecticut, D.C.,Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania, SouthCarolina 4 out of 10: California, Iowa,Maryland, New Jersey ~B~

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