Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness & Emergency Response (COTPER)
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The Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness & Emergency Response (COTPER) helps the nation prepare for and respond to urgent public health threats by providing strategic direction, coordination, and support for all of CDC’s terrorism preparedness and emergency response activities.
COTPER’s mission is to safeguard health and save lives by providing a flexible and robust platform for public health emergency response (proposed).
Read more about the mission and organization of COTPER…
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COTPER Programs
- Centers for Public Health Preparedness
Provides preparedness education to public health workers, healthcare providers, students, and others. - Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement
Supports preparedness nationwide in state, local, tribal, and territorial public health departments. - Select Agent Program
Regulates the possession, use, and transfer of biological agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public health and safety.
- Strategic National Stockpile
A national repository of antibiotics, chemical antidotes, antitoxins, life-support medications, and medical supplies that can be used to supplement state and local resources during a large-scale public health emergency. - Office of Science and Public Health Practice
Supports the infusion of science into public health emergency preparedness and response activities. - Meta-Leadership Summits for Preparedness
A learning and networking opportunity designed to prepare business, government and nonprofit leaders to act together in times of crisis. Developed in partnership with the Harvard School of Public Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the CDC Foundation.
- Page last updated July 7, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Communication System (ECS), Division of Health Communication and Marketing (DHCM), National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM)
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