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Hour One: Preparedness for Bioterrorism

In the wake of recent anthrax attacks, lawmakers are debating how much money to spend on the new war against bioterrorism ...to do things like improve the public health system and produce vaccines. In this hour, we'll talk about the ability of federal, state, and local governments and the public health system to respond to a germ attack.

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Guests:
Stephen Morse
Director, Center for Public Health Preparedness
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
New York, New York

Jerome Hauer
Former Commissioner, Mayor's Office of Emergency Management, City of New York
Kroll Associates
New York, New York

Al Zelicoff
Senior Scientist
National Security and Policy Planning Division
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Related Links:

CDC: Public Health Preparedness and Response
Rockefeller University "Responding to Terrorism: How We Are Prepared"
Kroll Worldwide
Mailman School of Public Health: Bioterrorism Fact Sheet
Promed-Mail
Johns Hopkins University Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies
RSVP Description and Demo

Sandia RSVP Program
CDC Public Health Practice Program Office
Centers for Public Health Preparedness

This segment produced by: Karin Vergoth