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Course Overview
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Cities Readiness Initiative: A National Priority
A Strategic National Stockpile (SNS),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and
Public Health Training Network Satellite Broadcast & Webcast
October 19, 2006
1:00 – 3:00 PM ET
View the video preview.
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The Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) is a program to aid cities in increasing their
capacity to deliver medication and medical supplies during a large-scale public health
emergency, such as a bioterrorism attack. This initiative focuses on a very specific
element of preparedness – the ability to distribute medication to a population in a
specified time period. CRI is a collaborative, multi-jurisdictional effort between
local, state, county, and federal authorities that transcends jurisdictional boundaries.
CRI began in 2004 with 21 pilot cities, expanded in 2005 to 36 cities,
and increased in 2006 to 72 cities, allowing the program to extend into all 50
states. This broadcast is designed to give an overview of CRI for preparedness
planners and city officials. This program will serve as the CRI Executive Brief
and will be archived both on the internet and in CD ROM and VHS format for future
viewing. A question and answer session will enable participants nationwide to pose questions to panelists.
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Goal
To assist city leaders and planners in understanding the goals of and their roles in CRI.
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Objectives
Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be able to:
- Define the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI)
- Describe the roles of the United States Postal Service and the United States Marshals Service in CRI
- State two goals for city planners participating in CRI
- Describe how CRI funding is determined
- Describe the assessment process for cities involved in CRI
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Target Audience
Governors, mayors, executive decision makers, city and state
directors of health, city and state bioterrorism coordinators,
city and state directors of homeland security, emergency managers,
directors of public safety/police, county commissioners,
county health directors, county sheriffs, city police chiefs,
state and local SNS planners, and other city and state government
leaders.
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Presenters
William F. Raub, PhD, Science Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Richard Besser, MD, Director, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Commander Patricia Pettis, Cities Readiness Coordinator, Division of Strategic National Stockpile, Coordinating Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jean Popiak, MHA, Public Health Analyst, Division of State and Local Readiness, Coordinating Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Site Registration Information
Site registration will soon be available through CDC/ATSDR Training
and Continuing Education Online at
http://www2a.cdc.gov/phtnonline/.
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Satellite Technical Specifications
Signal Test Date and Time
October 18, 2006
1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Same coordinates for signal test and broadcast
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Broadcast Date and Time
October 19, 2006
1:00 - 3:00 PM ET
Color bars and tone begin 30 minutes before broadcast
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C-Band
Satellite: Galaxy-3
Longitude: 95 degrees West
Channel: 04
Downlink Freq: 3780.000 MHz
Polarization: Vertical
Audio Freq: 6.2 & 6.8
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Ku-Band
Satellite: SBS6
Longitude: 74 degrees West
Channel: 05
Downlink Freq: 11823.000 MHz
Polarization: Horizontal
Audio Freq: 6.2 & 6.8
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This broadcast will be closed-captioned |
To Contact Us During the
Program
Voice: 800-793-8598
[International callers 404-639-0180]
FAX: 800-553-6323
[International callers, 404-639-0181]
TTY: 800-815-8152
[International callers, 404-639-0182]
Technical Assistance:
800-728-8232 [International callers 404-639-1289]
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Audiobridge Information
In the event you are unable to receive the signal on
program day, you may join by audiobridge.
For security reasons, the passcode and the leader's name will be required to
join your call.
- Toll Free Number: 888-455-0041
- Toll Number: 1-210-839-8508
- Passcode: 32280
- Leader: ANA BENSON
If you have problems during your audiobridge conference,
you may call 800-728-8232 or International callers dial 404-639-1289.
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Webcast Information
This broadcast will have a live webcast.
The webcast will be available through the Internet
following the broadcast and can be found at
http://www2.cdc.gov/PHTN/webcast/cri.
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Visit the PHTN website at http://www2.cdc.gov/phtn
for further information about this program and other distance learning
events.
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This page last reviewed: September 29, 2006
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