Session: Public Health Preparedness at the Local Level: Examples of Sucessful Efforts
3125.0: Monday, November 17, 2003: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Oral
Public Health Preparedness at the Local Level: Examples of Sucessful Efforts
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Presider(s):Diane L. Adams, MD, MPH
Eileen Parish, MD
10:30 AMIntroductory Remarks
10:35 AMProcess and implementation of public health preparedness systems in Kern County, California
Babatunde A. Jinadu, MD, MPH, Emma K. Chaput, MPH, Yasmin El Gamal, MD, MPH, Jessica Nunez, MD, MPH, Kirt W. Emery, MPH
10:55 AMVariation in public health emergency preparedness at the local level
Megan C. McHugh, MPP, Laurie E. Felland, MS, Andrea B. Staiti, BA
11:15 AMWithdrawn -- Challenges and rewards of preparing for the local response to terrorism in a rural community
Karin E. Johnson, DrPH, Colleen Parrott, MS, Steve Marshall
11:35 AMCounty Mass Medication Dispensing Bioterrorism Exercise: Lessons Learned
Howard J. Eng, RPh, DrPH, Theodore G. Tong, RPh, PharmD
11:55 AMConcluding Remarks
Organized by:Health Administration
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy

The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA