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Cross Sector Collaboration Tools The CDC / Bureau of Justice Assistance "Public Health and Law Enforcement Emergency Preparedness Workgroup" has released two tools designed to improve cross-sectoral and cross-jurisdictional preparedness for public health emergencies. The first, “A Framework for Improving Cross-Sector Coordination for Emergency Preparedness and Response: Action Steps for Public Health, Law Enforcement, Corrections, and the Judiciary,” details background on and opportunities for strengthening cross-sectoral and cross-jurisdictional emergency preparedness. The second is a guide for developing a memorandum of understanding for coordinated cross-sector implementation of community response measures to contagious respiratory diseases such as influenza. More information and available documents Dismissal of School Children
in the Context of Pandemic Influenza In the News Our smog is worse than we thought A bylaw approved by the Toronto (Canada) City Council will require
businesses to report emissions of 25 identified chemicals. Most of the
chemicals on the "right to know" list -- including benzene, cadmium,
hexavalent chromium, and nickel -- are thought to be carcinogens, and
almost all have been identified in Toronto air above accepted health
standards. Public health researchers used data collected from four
Environment Canada air-monitoring stations across the city to develop
the list. "Most of us know that Toronto's air is bad to breathe,
especially in the summer, "said Katrina Miller, spokeswoman for the
Toronto Environmental Alliance.
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