The National Health Security Preparedness Index for 2014 was released recently. As this article shows, our northern neighbor, Virginia, was one of two top scoring states (the other being Utah), attaining an 8.2 out of a possible 10.0. North Carolina, on the other hand, was perfectly aligned with the national average, garnering a score of 7.4. The composite score was based on the following series of factors:
- Health Security Surveillance
- Community Planning and Engagement
- Incident and Information Management
- Healthcare Delivery
- Countermeasure Management
- Environmental and Occupational Health
There are further factors within these as well, and if you're a data nut like me, you can certainly check them all out at this link to the full study, complete with all the interactive graphics and other fun things. It's quite interesting to see the state of our state (see what I did there), and maybe here in North Carolina we can find some ways to catch up or even surpass Virginia and Utah.
And since I'm clearly running a Madonna marathon here at work, here's a link to listen to the Goddess of All sing her sweet melodies into our ears.
Stay safe, Charlotte!
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