The States Most and Least Prepared for Public Health Disasters

Route Fifty: Maryland is best poised to respond to a public health crisis, while Nevada and Alaska are least prepared, according to a national index released earlier this month.

The National Health Security Preparedness Index measures states’ readiness to respond to health disasters, including natural disasters, terrorism and disease outbreaks—think Zika or Ebola.

The index began in 2013 as a project by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but is compiled annually now as a collaborative effort involving more than 30 organizations, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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