Emergency Preparedness & Response
This site is intended to increase the nation's ability to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.
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Top Emergency Resources
- Communicating in the First Hours: Initial Communication With the Public During a Potential Terrorism Event
- National Public Health Week: podcasts & slides now available!
- Extreme Heat Prevention Guide: How to Protect Yourself During Hot Weather
- Video: Just in Time Radiation Training for Hospital Clinicians
- Video: History of Bioterrorism
- Radiological Terrorism: Emergency Management Pocket Guide for Clinicians
- Preparing for a Terrorist Bombing: A Common Sense Approach
- Avoiding Carbon Monoxide: Important information about the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning
Emergency Preparedness & You
Agents, Diseases, & Other Threats
A-Z Index of All Agents, Diseases, & Other Threats
More Topics & Resources
- What CDC Is Doing NEW! Apr 10, 2008
- Lab Information
- Preparation and Planning
- Surveillance
- Measles Health Advisory: Outbreak in the U.S.
- CDC’s COTPER Releases Systems Research Funding Opportunity Announcement
- Ricin: Basic facts, questions and answers, info for health professionals
- Ricin Health Advisory
- Public Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State by State — COTPER's inaugural report on public health emergency preparedness
- Learn more about hydrazine, the rocket fuel found on the satellite that was destroyed February 20
- Preliminary Findings on Air Quality in FEMA-supplied Mobile Homes and Trailers
- For public review: Postexposure interventions to prevent HBV, HCV, HIV, & tetanus after mass casualty events
- Notice from CDC to vaccine holders to destroy Dryvax vaccine Form for reporting destruction of Dryvax to CDC Drug Services.
- Letter showing Wyeth's intent to withdraw the license for Dryvax vaccine
- Research Priorities in Emergency Preparedness & Response Report From the Institute of Medicine (Jan. 20, 2008)
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- · CDC Press Room
- May 5, 2008
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About CDC Funding Opportunity Announcement TP-08-001
- April 14, 2008
- CDC Health Advisory: Adverse Effects Associated with Consuming “Total Body Formula” and “Total Body Mega Formula
- April 10, 2008
- New Website for the CDC Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness & Emergency Response (COTPER)
- April 10, 2008
- New Website: Emergency Preparedness and Response: What CDC Is Doing
- March 27, 2008
- Video: A New Era of Preparedness
- March 20, 2008
- FY07 PHEP Performance Measures Definitions and Guidance Version 1
- March 4, 2008
- CDC’s COTPER Releases Systems Research Funding Opportunity Announcement
- March 3, 2008
- Ricin: Basic facts, questions and answers, info for health professionals
- February 29, 2008
- Ricin Health Advisory
- February 27, 2008
- UPDATE: CDC Emergency MedKit Evaluation Study Summary Fact Sheet
- February 26, 2008
- FAQ (1 of 2) for the Pandemic Influenza Funding Announcement for Competitive Proposals
- February 26, 2008
- FAQ (2 of 2) for the Pandemic Influenza Funding Announcement for Competitive Proposals
- February 20, 2008
- Hydrazine, the rocket fuel found on the satellite expected to fall to the earth in early March.
- February 14, 2008
- Learn more about hydrazine, the rocket fuel found on the satellite expected to fall to the earth in early March.
- February 14, 2008
- Preliminary Findings on Air Quality in FEMA-supplied Mobile Homes and Trailers
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