LAMPS stands for Linking Assessment and Measurement to Performance in PHEP Systems. The primary objective of this multidisciplinary study is to assess and validate public health emergency preparedness (PHEP) measures in the United States, and to create a performance measure center based at Harvard University.

The aims of this study are to:

• Investigate the sources of information on PHEP communications among groups of different ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic status (SES). These sources may include:
• mass media channels such as television, radio, and newspapers
• interpersonal channels such as friends, family, and members of social networks
• local agencies and web sites

• Investigate how people in diverse ethnic, racial, and SES groups are exposed to messages about Emergency Preparedness.
• Following the Measurement Development Cycle, develop a set of valid and reliable measures of PHEP communications that include:
• exposure to PHEP messages in different media
• attention to PHEP messages
• measures such as credibility and trust that influence processing
• the effect of PHEP messages, including:
• perceived susceptibility to threat at individual and group level
• PHEP knowledge
• capacity to act in case of a threat behaviors (e.g., preparation)