Is America Prepared for a Public Health Emergency?
U.S. News & World Report | April 17, 2018
Maryland is the best-prepared state in the nation for a public health emergency, according to a new report. The National Health Security Preparedness Index shows that overall, the United States' day-to-day readiness for managing a public health crisis last year improved by 11 percent since the index's first iteration in 2013, scoring a 7.1 on a 10-point scale. Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia also boosted their overall health security in the last year, with Maryland scoring an 8.0 to outpace all other states.