Below is an excerpt from Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment presenting a continuous cycle of disaster preparedness.  The emphasis of the entire brief is on bioterrorism planning for hospitals.

The Continuous Cycle of Disaster Preparedness

• Assemble an interdisciplinary team of key stakeholders for disaster planning.
• Review current resources, strengths, and weaknesses.
• Develop a detailed, written disaster response plan.
• Disseminate and practice the plan through education and drills.
• Evaluate the adequacy of knowledge, skills, and resources.
• Revise the plan based on objective data and lessons learned.
• Modify education and training as needed to target areas of weakness.
• Continuously repeat these steps.

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