A Review Of Federal Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs From A Public Health Perspective

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
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Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book A Review of Federal Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs from a Public Health Perspective written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Eric Lax
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ISBN 13 : 9780756728694
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Download or read book A Review of Federal Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs from a Public Health Perspective written by Eric Lax and published by . This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witnesses: Bruce Baughman, Planning and Readiness Div., FEMA; Kathryn Brinsfield, Boston Emerg. Med. Serv. and Nat. Disaster Med. Systems Internat. Med. and Surgical Response Team-East; Janet Heinrich, Health Care--Public Health Issues, GAO; Scott Lillibridge, Nat. Security and Emerg. Mgmt., HHS; Dennis O'Leary, Joint Comm. on Accred. of Healthcare Org.; Ronald Peterson, Johns Hopkins Hosp., for the Amer. Hosp. Assoc.; Amy Smithson, Chem. and Biol. Weapons Nonprolif. Project, Henry Stimson Ctr.; Llewellyn Stringer, Jr., N.C. Div. of Emergency Mgmt.; Joseph Waeckerle, Task Force of Health Care and Emergency Serv. Professionals on Prepared. for Nuclear, Biological; and Frank Young, Office of Emerg. Preparedness, HHS.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
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Total Pages : 102 pages
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Download or read book A Review of Federal Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Eric Lax
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ISBN 13 : 9780756728717
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Download or read book A Review of Federal Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs Building an Early Warning Public Health Surveillance System written by Eric Lax and published by . This book was released on 2001-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
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Total Pages : 228 pages
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Download or read book A Review of Federal Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs from a Public Health Perspective written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 28 pages
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Download or read book Bioterrorism: Review of Public Health Preparedness Programs written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A domestic bioterrorist attack is considered to be a low-probability event, in part because of the various difficulties involved in successfully delivering biological agents to achieve large-scale casualties. However, a number of cases involving biological agents, including at least one completed bioterrorist act and numerous threats and hoaxes, have occurred domestically. In 1984, a group intentionally contaminated salad bars in restaurants in Oregon with salmonella bacteria. Although no one died, 751 people were diagnosed with food borne illness. Some experts predict that more domestic bioterrorist attacks are likely to occur.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309670381
Total Pages : 501 pages
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Download or read book Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-11-28 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When communities face complex public health emergencies, state local, tribal, and territorial public health agencies must make difficult decisions regarding how to effectively respond. The public health emergency preparedness and response (PHEPR) system, with its multifaceted mission to prevent, protect against, quickly respond to, and recover from public health emergencies, is inherently complex and encompasses policies, organizations, and programs. Since the events of September 11, 2001, the United States has invested billions of dollars and immeasurable amounts of human capital to develop and enhance public health emergency preparedness and infrastructure to respond to a wide range of public health threats, including infectious diseases, natural disasters, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear events. Despite the investments in research and the growing body of empirical literature on a range of preparedness and response capabilities and functions, there has been no national-level, comprehensive review and grading of evidence for public health emergency preparedness and response practices comparable to those utilized in medicine and other public health fields. Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response reviews the state of the evidence on PHEPR practices and the improvements necessary to move the field forward and to strengthen the PHEPR system. This publication evaluates PHEPR evidence to understand the balance of benefits and harms of PHEPR practices, with a focus on four main areas of PHEPR: engagement with and training of community-based partners to improve the outcomes of at-risk populations after public health emergencies; activation of a public health emergency operations center; communication of public health alerts and guidance to technical audiences during a public health emergency; and implementation of quarantine to reduce the spread of contagious illness.

Author : Janet Heinrich
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780756718602
Total Pages : 180 pages
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Download or read book Bioterrorism written by Janet Heinrich and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0756726069
Total Pages : 77 pages
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Download or read book FEMA's Role in Managing Bioterriorist Attacks and the Impact of Public Health Concerns on Bioterrorism Preparedness written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Vitali B. Mellehovitch
Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781590339411
Total Pages : 194 pages
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Download or read book Bioterrorism and Public Health written by Vitali B. Mellehovitch and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioterrorism poses a unique challenge to the medical care and public health systems. Unlike an explosion or chemical attack, which results in immediate and visible casualties, the public health impact of a biological attack can unfold gradually over time. Until a sufficient number of people arrive at the emergency rooms and doctors' offices complaining of similar illnesses, there may be no sign that an attack has taken place. The speed and accuracy with which the doctors and laboratories reach the correct diagnoses and report their findings to public health authorities has a direct impact on the number of people who become ill, and the number that die. The nation's ability to respond to a bioterrorist attack, therefore, depends crucially on the state of preparedness of its medical care systems and public health infrastructure. Public health experts have for years complained about the deterioration of the public health system through neglect and lack of funding. They warn that the nation is ill equipped and insufficiently prepared to respond to a bioterrorist attack. For example, they point out that there are too few medical personnel trained to spot biological attacks, a shortage of sophisticated laboratories to identify the agents, and inadequate supplies of drugs and vaccines to counteract the threat. They also contend that inadequate plans exist for setting up quarantines and emergency facilities to handle the sick and infectious victims. Improving public health preparedness and response capacity offers protection not only from bioterrorist attacks, but also from naturally occurring public health emergencies. Public health officials are increasingly concerned about our exposure and susceptibility to infectious disease and food-borne illness because of global travel, ubiquitous food imports, and the evolution of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. This book reviews critical issues in the US public system and its vulnerability or lack thereof to bioterrorism.