Public health preparedness : mobilizing state by state

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) works to support public health preparedness for all hazards, including natural, biological, chemical, radiological, and nuclear events. This work falls under one of the agency's overarching health protection goals: "People prepared for emerging health threats - people in all communities will be protected from infectious, occupational, environmental, and terrorist threats." CDC's inaugural report on public health emergency preparedness highlights the progress that has been made in state and local preparedness and response, identifies preparedness challenges that public health departments face and outlines CDC's efforts to address those challenges. Designed to increase transparency and accountability regarding the country's investment in preparedness activities, the report presents aggregate data as well as state-specific snapshots for all 50 states and four directly funded localities: Washington, DC; Chicago; Los Angeles County; and New York City.Executive summary -- Background -- Methods -- Section 1: Public health preparedness in the states and DC -- -- Section 2: Snapshots of public health preparedness in states and directly funded localities -- -- Appendix 1: Cooperative agreement funding -- Appendix 2: DHS national preparedness guidelines and priorities -- Appendix 3: Overview of CDC preparedness activities -- Appendix 4: Overview of ASPR preparedness activities -- Appendix 5: Data sources and methods -- Appendix 6: Category A and B biological agents"February 2008"This report was developed by the Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Project team: Diane Caves ... [et al.]Special thanks to Association of Schools of Public Health, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, National Association of County and City Health Officials.Presented Feb. 20, 2008 at the Public Health Preparedness Summit held Feb. 19-22 in Atlanta, GA.Mode of access: Internet. (Arobat .pdf file: 12.55 MB, 164 p.)

Strengthening CDC's emergency response

This brochure presents key findings from the CDC report, Public Health Preparedness: Strengthening CDC's Emergency Response. The key findings summarize FY 2007 TPER-funded public health preparedness accomplishments and priorities as CDC continues to strive toward its preparedness goal."January 2009."Also available via the World Wide Web as an Arobat .pdf file:( 2.1 MB, 8 p.