The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responds to requests for information from:
- state, local or foreign health departments
- federal agencies
- non-governmental organizations
- professional interest groups
- international organizations
- academic institutions, and
- foreign governments.
Upon request, CDC may provide:
- Scientific consultation and technical assistance
- Disaster training
- Specialized lectures on epidemiology in disaster settings
Dr. Dahna Batts-Osborne presents a series of lectures on disaster
response at a World Health Organization-sponsored training course in
Ahmedabad, India where a massive struck Gujurat state in January 2001.