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Preparedness
for Businesses |
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Preparedness
for Healthcare Facilities |
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State
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Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, & Tribal Public Health Directors NEW! Oct 29, 2004
All-hazards reference tool for health professionals who are responsible for initiating the public health response during the first 24 hours (i.e., the acute phase) of an emergency or disaster. |
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Continuation
Guidance for Cooperative Agreement on Public Health Preparedness
& Response for Bioterrorism – Budget Year Five
Guidance for CDC bioterrorism funding for states. CDC has announced the availability of FY 2004 funding for continuation of the cooperative agreements to upgrade state & local public health jurisdictions’ preparedness for & response to bioterrorism, other outbreaks of infectious disease, & other public health threats & emergencies. |
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Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI)
Pilot program to aid cities in increasing their capacity to deliver medicines and medical supplies during a large-scale public health emergency
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Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness NEW! Oct 14, 2004
Planning guide to help state, county, & local officials meet federal requirements to prepare for public health emergencies. Outlines five components of mass prophylaxis response to epidemic outbreaks. Addresses dispensing operations using a comprehensive operational structure for Dispensing/Vaccination Centers (DVCs) based on the National Incident Management System (NIMS). (Developed by Weill Medical College of Cornell University for the Agency of Healthcare Research & Quality [AHRQ].) |
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Public
Health Preparedness & Response Capacity Inventories
Voluntary assessments of state &
local capacity to respond to bioterrorism, infectious
disease outbreaks, & other public health threats &
emergencies. Includes measures to assess progress towards
meeting the benchmarks & critical & enhanced capacities
in the Grant Guidance for FY2002 Supplemental Funds for
Public Health Preparedness & Response to Bioterrorism
(Announcement 99051). |
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Estimating Time and Size of Bioterror Attack NEW! Jul 6, 2004
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2004 July;10(7):1202-1205. |
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Notice
to Readers: Protecting Building Environments from Airborne
Chemical, Biologic, or Radiologic Attacks
MMWR 2002 Sep 6;51(35):789.
PDF
(220 KB/24 pages) |
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Guidance
for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical,
Biological, or Radiological Attacks
May 2002. From the National Institute
for Occupational Safety & Health, CDC
PDF
(605 KB/40 pages) |
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Notification
Procedures for State & Local Public Health Officials |
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Preparing
at the Local Level for Events Involving Weapons of Mass
Destruction
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002
Sep;8(9):1006-1007. |
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Public
Health Response to Biological & Chemical Terrorism:
Interim Planning Guidance for State Public Health Officials PDF
(1.12 MB/106 pages) |
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CDC Terrorism Preparedness and Response Strategy NEW! May 3, 2004
National public health strategy for terrorism preparedness & response by CDC/ATSDR. Provides a comprehensive framework of CDC's vision, mission, strategic imperatives, critical objectives, & key actions to guide CDC & the greater public health community. |
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Community
Reaction to Bioterrorism: Prospective Study of Simulated
Outbreak
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003
June;9(6):708-712. |
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Planning
against Biological Terrorism: Lessons from Outbreak Investigations
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003
May;9(5):515-519. |
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Fear
of Bioterrorism & Implications for Public Health Preparedness
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003
April;9(4):503-505. |
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Continuation
Guidance for Cooperative Agreement on Public Health Preparedness
& Response for Bioterrorism – Budget Year Five NEW! Jun 21, 2004
Guidance for CDC bioterrorism funding for states. CDC has announced the availability of FY 2004 funding for continuation of the cooperative agreements to upgrade state & local public health jurisdictions’ preparedness for & response to bioterrorism, other outbreaks of infectious disease, & other public health threats & emergencies. |
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Bioterrorism
& Public Health Preparedness: The CDC's Program in Brief
Brief description of bioterrorism
& CDC role. |
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Strategic
National Stockpile
National repository of pharmaceuticals
& medical supplies. |
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Epi-X:
The Epidemic Information Exchange
Secure, Web-based communications
network connecting CDC with state & local health departments,
poison control centers, & other public health professionals. |
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Biological
& Chemical Terrorism: Strategic Plan for Preparedness
& Response
Recommendations of the CDC Strategic
Planning Workgroup.
MMWR Recommendations & Reports 2000 Apr 21;49(RR-4);1-14.
PDF
(204 KB/26 pages) |
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Public
Health Assessment of Potential Biological Terrorism Agents
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002
Feb;8(2):225-230. |
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Strengthening
National Preparedness for Smallpox: an Update
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2001
Jan-Feb;7(1):155-157. |
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Emergency
& Environmental Health Services
From the National Center for Environmental
Health. Description of NCEH involvement in providing national
& international leadership for the coordination, delivery,
& evaluation of emergency & environmental health services. |
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Centers
for Public Health Preparedness
Program focusing on information
technology & training in support of bioterrorism preparedness
& emergency response. |
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Regulations
to control communicable diseases PDF
(9 KB/1 page)
42 U.S.C. 264 (From United States Code Annotated; Title
42; The Public Health & Welfare; Chapter 6a--Public
Health Service; Subchapter Ii--General Powers & Duties.;
Part G--Quarantine & Inspection). |
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Interstate
Quarantine
From United States Code Annotated;
Title 42; The Public Health & Welfare; Part 70. On U.S.
Government Printing Office site. |
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Foreign
Quarantine
From United States Code Annotated;
Title 42; The Public Health & Welfare; Part 71. On U.S.
Government Printing Office site. |
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Contacts
for Preparation & Planning |
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