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Interregional Spread of Influenza through United States described by virus type, size of population and commuting rates and distance This paper is by Drs. Viboud and Miller from the Fogarty International Center, along with colleagues from NIH and other organizations to appear in print in Science.

Pandemic Influenza Resources for Colleges and Universities from the Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA).

In the event of an influenza pandemic, colleges and universities will play an integral role in protecting the health and safety of students, employees and their families. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed the following checklist as a framework to assist colleges and universities to develop and/or improve plans to prepare for and respond to an influenza pandemic. Further information on pandemic influenza.

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The Public Health Workbook to Define, Locate and Reach Special, Vulnerable and At-Risk Populations in an Emergency The Workbook provides a process that can support state, local, and tribal planners as they advance in their efforts to reach all populations – and specifically, special populations – in day-today communication and during crisis or emergency situations. The Workbook is divided into three primary sections, each representing a major stage in the process of communicating with special populations, and provides a baseline of research plus selected resources that should substantially reduce the work required of health departments to begin this process.

Hazard Risk Assessment Instrument (www.cphd.ucla.edu) is a new online tool providing guidance for state and local health agencies to facilitate the process of conducting a hazard vulnerability analysis. This resource was produced by UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, with CDC funding and collaboration with a local health department. The instrument utilizes a standardized emergency management approach to identifying locally relevant hazards; assessing the probability of occurrence; calculating the potential impacts of maximum credible events. The instrument varies from most emergency management tools however, in specifically identifying impacts that are relevant to public health.

Protecting Our Food Systems from Intentional Attack In 2004 and 2005, our Center for Public Health Preparedness sponsored a series of workshops. Workshops focused on how to identify specific business and community vulnerabilities to both intentional and un-intentional hazards. Barriers to communication, equipment needs, roles within the Incident Management System and other information and education needs and resources were also discussed. Developed in partnership with Minnesota State Departments of Agriculture, Health, and Public Safety. Available Resources are available:

BORDERS, the Biochemical Organic Radiological Disaster Educational Response System, is a University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences continuing education and training program funded by a grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). BORDERS is designed to improve the individual and collective ability of healthcare professional practitioners to prepare for and respond to acts of bioterrorism in increasingly diverse situations and populations.

The Triangle Lecture Series is sponsored by the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research at the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, under the direction of Dr. Ruth Berkelman. The goal of the Triangle Lecture Series is to promote and facilitate increased interaction among members of the public health, health care, and academic communities who are engaged in preparedness for infectious diseases and other public health threats. It is through a generous gift from the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation that the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research was established and this lectureship created. Learn more about the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research and the Triangle Lecture Series.

The goal of the Strengthening Public Health Preparedness Lecture Series is to teach participants about technology enhancements for application-based preparedness curriculum design and practice; to demonstrate how to integrate these emerging technologies easily and effectively; and to provide access to online resources to support their efforts. The series is sponsored by the Office of Continuing Professional Education at the Rollins School of Public Health with funding from the Emory University Teaching Fund and the Emory Academic Center for Public Health Preparedness.

New site on biological warfare. BiodefenseEducation.org is a Biodefense Digital Library and Learning Collaboratory which is intended to serve as a source of continuing education on biodefense affairs. It is designed to serve several different populations: the current and next generation of biodefense investigators and trainees, medical personnel, first responders, and other interested parties. It is funded in part by a grant from the National Institute of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

FEMA training catalogue now online. The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued its first catalogue combining courses for both the National Fire Academy (NFA) and Emergency Management Institute (EMI). The 272-page catalogue for fiscal year 2005 is available online immediately. The catalogue will also be available on paper later this month. The catalogue includes a description of 264 courses, the NFA class schedule, the EMI course, and the on-line schedule. This year marks the first time the two institutions issued a joint catalogue. Both training facilities are located at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, MD. The courses offered range in length from three days to two weeks and are appropriate for all members of the emergency management and firefighting community. The catalogue includes two courses being offering for the first time: Command and General Staff Functions in the Incident Command System and Partnering for Fire Defense and Emergency Services Planning.

New AHRQ Issue Briefs on Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness:
Issue Brief No. 1: Addressing the Smallpox Threat: Issues, Strategies, and Tools
Issue Brief No. 2: Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment
Issue Brief No. 3: Optimizing Surge Capacity: Hospital Assessment and Planning
Issue Brief No. 4: Optimizing Surge Capacity: Regional Efforts in Bioterrorism Readiness

The four new issue briefs are available on the AHRQ Web site http://www.ahrq.gov/news/ulp/btbriefs/ or by sending an e-mail to ahrqpubs@ahrq.gov

The Center for Health Policy at Columbia University School of Nursing has developed "Evaluation of Local Public Health Emergency Exercises."

The February 2004 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases includes more than 40 articles on SARS origins, epidemiology, transmission, infection control, and laboratory and clinical studies.

The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Public Health Preparedness Resource Center is a free online catalog of courses and training activities, tools, education programs (e.g., degree and certificate programs), and other materials (e.g., brochures, pamphlets, etc.) developed by ASPH member schools of public health.