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<br />. <br /> <br />www.bt.cdc.goy: - The Cernet for Disease Preventioh and Control's web site on <br />Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response, Sample of resources accessible through this <br />site or its links: <br />o July 200 I - Planning Guidance for State Public Health Officials on the Public <br />Health Response to Biological and Chemical Terrorism, Prepared by the Centers <br />for Disease Control and Prevenlion, Includes checklists and exhibits for assessing <br />program status, www.bt.cdc.gov/Planning/ <br />o April 2000 - Biological and Chemical Terrorism: Strategic Plan for <br />Preparedness and Response, Recommendalions of the CDC Strategic Planning <br />Workshop, Vol. 49, No. RR-4, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. <br />www.bt.cdc.gov Provides background information on US vulnerability to <br />biological and chemical agents and discusses steps to prepare for biological and <br />chemical attacks. <br />c Interim Recommended Notification Procedures for Local and State Public Health <br />Department Leaders in the Event of a BioterroristIncident, <br />http://www.bt.cdc. gov/EmContact/Prolocols,asp <br />o Media/Health Communicalions - Link to the Model Emergency Response <br />Communications Plan developed by the Association of Slale and Territorial <br />Directors of Health Promotion and Public Health Education (ASTDHPPHE) and <br />fact sheets about biological agents, Includes discussion of possible roles of <br />various local, state and federal agencies, http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Media/ <br />c National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Program - a stockpile of anlibiotics, chemical <br />antidotes, antitoxins, life-support medications, IV administration and airway <br />maintenance supplies, and medical/surgical items 10 supplemern and re-supply <br />state and local public health agencies in the event of a biological or chemical <br />terrorism incident. http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/nps/default.htm <br />c Profile of state and local government efforts and key contacts, by state <br />c Information on biological diseases and chemical agents thai could potentially be <br />used in terrorisl attacks. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />United States Department of Health and Human Services <br />Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <br />Health Alert Network (HAN) <br />www,phpPo,cdc,gov/han <br />I-IAN is an integrated, nationwide information and communications system that CDC is <br />developing to facilitate communicalions, surveillance, dissemination of information and <br />training with Ihe goal of strengthening state and local preparedness for public health <br />emergencies, including biolerrorism, A fact sheet about HAN is accessible through this <br />web page, <br /> <br />National Association of County and City Health Officials <br />www,naccho. 0 rg/ general3 9 8, cfm <br />Elements of Effective Bioterrorism Preparedness: A Planning Primer for Local Public <br />Health Agencies. This January 2001 primer discusses the aClivities and status of the first <br />year ofCDC's HAN initiative, including useful illustrations of how three local public <br />health agencies, known as "Centers for Public Health Preparedness" have adapted their <br /> <br />. <br />