Date of Award
Spring 4-30-2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Abstract
The Plant Health Emergency Response is tasked to the United States Department of Agriculture's Plant Protection and Quarantine program in the event of a newly detected exotic plant pest. The four pronged approach of prevention, preparedness, response and recovery provide the umbrella of crop biosecurity and emergency response. Within the structure of PPQ, the State Plant Health Director (SPHD) has the authority of establishing and executing the operational objectives of managing the response efforts. Working collaboratively with other public and private entities, the SPHD ensures that program efforts are effectively performed to maintain the status of an adequate food supply. Should the response process fail, the economic and environmental impacts of an established pest population would be witnessed in increased pesticide applications, increased food prices and a loss of trade. As a tool in the response efforts, New Pest Response Guidelines (NPRG) are developed by the Emergency and Domestic Programs Emergency Planning Team, for exotic pests that have yet become established in the United States. In the developing stages of an emergency response, the NPRG provides the information needed to adequately respond to a plant health emergency. This study examines the use and implementation of the NPRG by the SPHD as its function in the plant health emergency response and the methods to improve its impact in the response process. The research should demonstrate if the NPRG are being utilized as intended.
Recommended Citation
Canaday, John, "Invasive Pest Management A Case for Benchmarking the Emergency Response Process" (2008). EMPA Capstones. 69.
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/capstones/69