Citation
(2005), "Public health/bioterrorism", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 14 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2005.07314bag.006
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2005, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Public health/bioterrorism
Benfield Hazard Research Centre
www.benfieldhrc.org/SiteRoot/disaster_studies/working_papers/workingpaper10.pdfThe Benfield Hazard Research Centre has published a new working paper “Plague and Bioterrorism,” that uses historical and epidemiological evidence to argue that plague has serious limitations for terrorists as a potential weapon of mass destruction.
California Region III Medical/Health Agency
www.norcalbt.com/region3/default.htmThe California Region III Medical/Health Agency, involving over a dozen counties, launched this new bioterrorism and public health web site.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov/research/altsites.htmThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has posted a tool to help state and local officials quickly locate alternate health care sites if hospitals are overwhelmed by patients due to a bioterrorism attack or other public health emergency. The alternate care site-selection tool is included in a new report, Rocky Mountain Regional Care Model for Bioterrorist Events, which is also available at this site.
CDC
www.bt.cdc.gov/es/The CDC has expanded its Spanish language emergency preparedness and response site to mimic the structure and content of its English counterpart.
1st National Congress on Public Health and Readiness
www.bt.cdc.gov/training/ncphr/CDC presentations from the 1st National Congress on Public Health and Readiness (held in July to strengthen linkages between health care and public health leaders to enhance preparedness) are available on this site.