Margaret A Potter
Biographic Data
| ID | 5538635 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret A Potter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret A |
| FAMILY NAME | Potter |
| SIGNATURE | POTTER M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Urgent Need for Public Health Preparedness Funding and Support
The Urgent Need for Public Health Preparedness Funding and Support Linda C. Degutis DrPH, MSN, Kimberley Shoaf DrPH, MPH, Tomás J. Aragón MD, DrPH, Christopher Atchison MPA, David Dyjack DrPH, Lisle Hites PhD, MS, MEd, Jonathan Links PhD, Debra Olson DNP, MPH, RN, Margaret Potter JD, MS, Jack Thompson MSW, and Bernard Turnock MD, MPH Affiliation Linda C. Degutis is with the Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health,…
The Importance of Nursing Homes in the Spread of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Among Hospitals
BACKGROUND: Hospital infection control strategies and programs may not consider control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes in a county. METHODS: Using our Regional Healthcare Ecosystem Analyst, we augmented our existing agent-based model of all hospitals in Orange County (OC), California, by adding all nursing homes and then simulated MRSA outbreaks in various health care facilities. RESULTS: The addition of nu…
School closure as an influenza mitigation strategy
This agent-based simulation suggests several ways to improve statutes and influenza plans. First, school closure should remain available to state and local authorities as an influenza mitigation strategy. Second, influenza plans need not necessarily specify the threshold for school closures but should clearly define provisions for early and ongoing local monitoring. Finally, school closure authority may be exercised at the statewide or local leve…
Would school closure for the 2009 H1N1 influenza epidemic have been worth the cost
Our study suggests that closing schools during the 2009 H1N1 epidemic could have resulted in substantial costs to society as the potential costs of lost productivity and childcare could have far outweighed the cost savings in preventing influenza cases
‘Inside’ grief
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‘Inside’ grief
Would school closure for the 2009 H1N1 influenza epidemic have been worth the cost
Our study suggests that closing schools during the 2009 H1N1 epidemic could have resulted in substantial costs to society as the potential costs of lost productivity and childcare could have far outweighed the cost savings in preventing influenza cases
School closure as an influenza mitigation strategy
This agent-based simulation suggests several ways to improve statutes and influenza plans. First, school closure should remain available to state and local authorities as an influenza mitigation strategy. Second, influenza plans need not necessarily specify the threshold for school closures but should clearly define provisions for early and ongoing local monitoring. Finally, school closure authority may be exercised at the statewide or local leve…
The Importance of Nursing Homes in the Spread of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Among Hospitals
BACKGROUND: Hospital infection control strategies and programs may not consider control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes in a county. METHODS: Using our Regional Healthcare Ecosystem Analyst, we augmented our existing agent-based model of all hospitals in Orange County (OC), California, by adding all nursing homes and then simulated MRSA outbreaks in various health care facilities. RESULTS: The addition of nu…
The Urgent Need for Public Health Preparedness Funding and Support
The Urgent Need for Public Health Preparedness Funding and Support Linda C. Degutis DrPH, MSN, Kimberley Shoaf DrPH, MPH, Tomás J. Aragón MD, DrPH, Christopher Atchison MPA, David Dyjack DrPH, Lisle Hites PhD, MS, MEd, Jonathan Links PhD, Debra Olson DNP, MPH, RN, Margaret Potter JD, MS, Jack Thompson MSW, and Bernard Turnock MD, MPH Affiliation Linda C. Degutis is with the Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health,…
Medicine (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Closure (psychology (2 works) · COVID-19 epidemiological studies (2 works) · Influenza Virus Research Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Public health (2 works)