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Div. of Media Relations
1600 Clifton Road
MS D-14
Atlanta, GA 30333
(404) 639-3286
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Media Advisory
Public Health Grand Rounds:
Bioterrorism
June 7, 1999
Contact: CDC, Division of Media Relations
(404) 639-3286
Lisa Katz
UNC, School of Public Health
(919) 966-8498
WHO: The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health and the CDC
WHAT: Debut national live interactive broadcast "Public Health Grand
Rounds." First program in the series: Bioterrorism
WHERE: Broadcast from CDC Atlanta to more than 300 sites in 46 states
(Free registration for the program is available online at http://www.PublicHealthGrandRounds.unc.edu)
WHEN: Friday, June 11, at 2 p.m.
Background
- Dr. William L. Roper, dean, UNC, Chapel Hill, School of Public Health and Dr. Jeffrey P.
Koplan, director, CDC will lead the dialogue.
- Professionals from local and state health departments, hospitals, clinics, emergency
management services and managed care organizations will participate through live
interactive satellite broadcasts.
- Continuing education credit will be offered for various professions based on 60 minutes
of instruction. Program materials are available on the web site: http://www.PublicHealthGrandRounds.unc.edu
- Bioterroism and Public Health: Unlike explosions or chemical releases,
a bioterrorist attack could be done silently, and thus would be difficult to detect.
Symptoms might not occur among victims for days or weeks, and those initially presenting
themselves to physicians and clinics would not all be in one place. A strong public health
network would be needed to piece together early reports and determine quickly what had
happened. And once detected, the situation could overwhelm traditional local health
systems. CDC's role is not law enforcement, first medical response or threat
assessment. The nation must improve the public health network to detect and respond
to a possible bioterrorist attack. This first program of the Public Health Grand Rounds
helps provide leadership and guidance to local communities on understanding the need for
and developing the local response to these threats.
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