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7, Address Health Care Worker Safety Issues Be certain that public health workers and emergency responders are trained about transmission of infectious diseases and worker biosafety issues and provide appropriate personal prole clive equipment and emergency prophylaxis, Advance preparation for worker safety may help prevenl needed health care workers from becoming ill or refusing to work during an epidemic, 8, Designate a spokesperson to maintain contact with the public Identify a primary and back up spokesperson to inform and reassure the public, interact with Ihe news media, and provide educational materials to the public, Ensure that spokespersons are well informed and familiar with slate and local procedures. 9. Become familiar with state and local laws relating to isolation/quarantine Be certain that local officials are familiar with local and state health regulations reslricting the movemenl of people exposed to communicable diseases, 10. Develop, maintain and practice an infectious diseases emergency response plan Develop, regularly update, and practice a written infectious diseases emergency response plan thai details the local government's plans for managing infectious disease outbreaks, This plan should include but not be limited to: appropriate and currenl contacllists; identification oflocal government positions and their responsibilities in any response effort; description of interaction between local, state and federal governments in managing a biological incident; procedures for maintaining and obtaining local stores of medications and supplies for use by first responders; current treatment protocols; prearranged localions for trealing casualties, if hospital space is exhausled; prearranged locations for counseling "worried well" and dispensing prophylactic care; procedures for accessing state and federal stockpiles of medications or supplies iflocal supplies are insufficient; and procedures for obtaining additional health care workers, 11, Practice with surrounding jurisdictions Consider testing Ihe infectious diseases emergency response plan by conducting a practice exercise with surrounding jurisdictions. 12. Stay current Keep aware of current developmenls, As this issue has reached Ihe "front burner", developments will come more quickly, . . In rural or farming communilies, il is also important 10 remember thai biological terrorism can also be directed at farm animals or crops, Unusual diseases or disease clusters in animals or plants should also be evalualed and addressed, The local gDverrunent should be certain Ihat veterinarians and farmers are alerted 10 this possibility and told where to report any unusual outbreaks, Resources and Sources of Additional Information United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .