Overview
In the traditional EMS system, patients in rural settings often are transported long distances to health care facilities that are not closely affiliated with local health care resources. In some cases, this is appropriate due to the requirement for sophisticated tertiary care for some emergency patients, particularly for severely injured trauma patients. However, far too often this long distance transportation simply reflects the traditional separation of the EMS service from local primary care providers, public health and social services agencies that might be able to deal effectively with the needs of the patient. In addition, the ability to provide integrated health services is often impeded by the geographic and organizational separation of health system components and the lack of regular communication and networking between them. This section focuses on how to improve rural EMS links with the public, the public safety sector (dispatch, law enforcement, and fire services) and become more integrated and part of the local community continuum of heath care.
Public Relations & Education
Prevention Programs
Injury Prevention
- Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center
- Public Information, Education and Relations for EMS (PIER): Injury Prevention Modules, NHTSA
- Wisconsin Injury Prevention Program
- Wisconsin Injury Prevention Program, Resources
- WI Bicycle Transportation Plan
- WI Pedestrian Policy Plan
- WI Department of Transportation Crash Facts
- WI Department of Transportation Safety & Consumer Protection
Community Health Education
- State Health Plan "Healthiest Wisconsin 2010 & 2020"
- Guide to Community Preventative Services
- International Healthy Cities Foundation
- American Public Health Association: Health Education & Promotion Resources
- Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
- The Guide to Community Preventive Services: What Works to Promote Health?