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<br />programs to impmvetheitpreparedness and response capa:bililies, This site also includes <br />links to other related resources, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />U.S. Department of Health and Human Services <br />August 16,2001 Fact Sheel- HHS Initiative Prepares for Possible Bioterrorism Threat <br />WViw,()s,dhhs,gov/news/press/2001 pres/O I fsbioterrorism,html <br /> <br />Web site provides an overview ofHHS's inilialives under its five year plan to fulfill its <br />responsibilities in a bioterrorisl evenl, which include disease delection, outbreak <br />invesligation, and access to stockpiled drugs and emergency supplies in large quanlities, <br /> <br />Chemical and Biological Terrorism - Research and Development to Improve Civilian <br />Medicol Response, Three hundred and four page resource published in 1999 and <br />prepared by the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council. May purchase <br />or access to read online for free at the National Academy Press web sile www,nap,edu <br />(search for the name oflhe book,) Includes a succinct chapter with conclusions and <br />recommendations, <br /> <br />Johns Hopkins University Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies <br />www.hopkins-biodefense,org <br />Sample of resources accessible through Ihis sile or its links: <br />o Enhancing Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Post September I I.' Interim <br />Actions{or the Medical and Public Health Community <br />o Fact sheets on several biological agents <br />o The Biodefense Quarterly- a newslelter <br />o A library section wilh links to online resources <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Henry L. Stimson Center <br />Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project <br />www.stimson.org/cwc <br /> <br />October 2000 - Ataxia: The Chemical and Biological Terrorism Threat and the US <br />Response (access under Biological Weapons Issues on home page) Three hundred and <br />nineteen page report analyzing US unconventional weapons preparedness program, <br />which includes information about state and local government preparedness and analysis <br />of federal programs, <br /> <br />US Department of Justice <br />Office for State & Local Domestic Preparedness Support <br />WViW ,nip, usdo!, gnv /osldps/ <br />Mission is to enhance the capacity of state and local firsl responders to respond to <br />incidents oflerrorism involving weapons of mass destruction <br /> <br />OSLDPS Weapons of Mass Destruction Training Program Course Catalog - A calalog <br />"designed to provide emergency response personnel with comprehensive information <br />regarding training courses and technical assistance offered by OSLDPS," <br /> <br />. <br />