TERRORISM AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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CONTENTS

01 INTRODUCTION 1

02 PLANNING FOR THE UNTHINKABLE: PREPARATION AND RESPONSE IN PUBLIC HEALTH 5

03 BIOLOGICAL AGENTS 39

04 CHEMICAL AGENTS 95

05 RADIATION EMERGENCIES 115

06 TERRORISM AND THE FOOD SUPPLY 127

07 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TESTING 135

08 THE ROLE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 141

09 SELF-CARE FOR MEDIA 157

10 RANGE OF PUBLIC REACTIONS 169

11 RISK COMMUNICATIONS DURING A TERRORIST ATTACK OR OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH

EMERGENCY 183

12 HISTORY OF BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, AND RADIATION EMERGENCIES 195

13 MEDIA CONTACTS 205

APPENDICES 223

INDEX 253

Appendix A. Acronyms 224

Appendix B. Selected Web Sites 226

Appendix C. Epidemiology Glossary 232

Appendix D. Descriptions of Selected Sections of Acts Related to Public Health Emergencies 234

Appendix E. Family Disaster Planning—Five Steps to Safety 239

Appendix F. Disaster Supplies Kit 241

Appendix G. Personal Workplace Disaster Supplies Kit 243

Appendix H. Self-Monitoring Checklist 245

Appendix I. Reducing Stress and Renewing Energy 246

Appendix J. Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters 247