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Title Public health preparedness : strengthening the nation's emergency response state by state : a report on CDC-funded preparedness and response activities in 50 states, 4 cities, and 8 U.S. insular areas.

Imprint [Atlanta, GA] : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, [2010]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Federal Documents Online  HE 20.7002:P 96/6    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (192, [2] pages) : illustrations, maps
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
System Details Mode of access: Internet. (Arobat .pdf file: 13.5 MB, 192 p.).
Note Title from PDF title screen (CDC, viewed Sept. 22, 2010).
"September 2010."
"This report was developed by the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)"--Back cover.
"Special thanks: Association of Public Health Laboratories, Association of Schools of Public Health, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, National Association of County and City Health Officials"--Back cover.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-191).
Contents Preface -- Executive summary -- Protecting the nation from public health threats -- Background -- Preparedness and response efforts require work at all levels -- Funding supporting public health preparedness and response -- Measuring preparedness -- About this report -- Public health in action: responding to emergencies across the nation -- -- Section 1: A National snapshot of public health preparedness activities -- Surveillance and epidemiology: monitoring and investigating health threats -- Laboratories: identifying and understanding emerging public health threats -- Response readiness: communicating, planning, exercising, and evaluating -- Additional CDC resources supporting preparedness in states and localities -- Moving forward -- -- Section 2: Public health preparedness and response activities in states, localities, and U.S. insular areas -- Fact sheets for 50 states and the 4 localities of Chicago, the District of Columbia, Los Angeles County, and New York City -- Overview of preparedness in the U.S. insular areas: territories, commonwealths, and freely associated states -- -- Appendix 1: Explanation of fact sheet data points -- Appendix 2: Overview of CDC Organizations Involved in preparedness activities -- Appendix 3: Terrorism preparedness and emergency response funding -- Appendix 4: Public health emergency preparedness cooperative agreement funding -- Appendix 5: Public health emergency response grant funding -- Appendix 6: Cities readiness initiative technical assistance review scores for 2007-2008 -- Appendix 7: Data sources -- Endnotes -- Acronyms.
Note "CS215921-A."
Subject Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Public health -- United States -- States.
Communicable diseases -- United States -- Prevention -- States.
Emergency management -- United States -- States.
Disaster Planning -- organization & administration.
Communicable Disease Control -- organization & administration.
Emergency Medical Services -- organization & administration.
Program Development.
Public Health Administration.
United States.
Genre/Form State Government.
Added Author Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S). Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response.
Added Title Strengthening the nation's emergency response state by state
Report on CDC-funded preparedness and response activities in 50 states, 4 cities, and 8 U.S. insular areas
Standard No. NLM 101542201
Gpo Item No. 0504 (online)
Sudoc No. HE 20.7002:P 96/6

 
    
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