The 6 E Framework of Public Health Preparedness for Mass Gatherings-Lessons Learned From Super Bowl LIII, Fulton County, Georgia, 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Context

On February 3, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia, hosted Super Bowl LIII, which is classified as a National Special Security Event. The festivities comprising this major sporting event brought approximately half a million people to Atlanta, which posed significant challenges to the local public health community. As the lead local agency for public health planning, preparedness, and response efforts, Fulton County Board of Health (FCBOH) needed to address multiple specific tasks based on core functional areas outlined in the Emergency Support Function (ESF) 8 (eg, bioterrorism preparedness and epidemiological surveillance).

Program

To prepare for the Super Bowl, FCBOH developed a systematic approach to ensure community-wide public health preparedness for mass gatherings. This ap

SUBMITTER: Murthy NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8291143 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep-Oct 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature