Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER)
Preparedness Publications and Related Links
Below are selected publications and websites with information on public health preparedness and emergency response.
CDC Publications
- Public Health Preparedness: Strengthening CDC’s Emergency Response (2009)
Describes CDC's significant preparedness accomplishments, the diversity of challenges that remain, and priorities for ongoing and future work.
- Public Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State by State (2008)
Highlights preparedness progress and some of the challenges facing public health departments in 50 states and four major cities.
Non-CDC Publications
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Six Years of Achievement (2008) (PDF)
A report by representatives of state and local health agencies on preparedness at public health departments nationwide.
- States of Preparedness: Health Agency Progress, Second Edition (2008) (PDF)
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. A report describing real-life incidents where lives have been saved and injuries avoided due to the nation’s investment in state public health preparedness.
- Research Priorities in Emergency Preparedness and Response for Public Health Systems: A Letter Report (2008)
Recommendations by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences as requested by COTPER to identify gaps in knowledge and make recommendations regarding research priorities for improving emergency preparedness and response systems in public health.
Related Federal Links
- CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response
- PandemicFlu.gov
One-stop access to U.S. government avian and pandemic flu information. - Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response
Coordinates interagency activities for emergency preparedness. - National Response Framework
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Public Health Emergency Preparedness Information
Research projects, tools, resources, and webcasts.
Related Non-federal Links
- Resource Guide for Public Health Preparedness
A gateway to freely available online resources for the public health community, from the New York Academy of Medicine and the National Library of Medicine.
- Page last reviewed January 12, 2009
- Page last updated January 12, 2009
- Content source: Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER)
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