Toolkit

Public Health—Seattle and King County POD Check-in Form

Resources

On the Web

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Web site
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site
Anthrax Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Dispensing Algorithm (Missouri Department of Health and Human Services)
Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: Tools and Models for Planning and Preparedness: Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Emergency Risk Communication (NWCPHP Web-based module)
Exercising the Strategic National Stockpile: Lessons Learned and Tools for Application (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials)
The Cities Readiness Initiative (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Mississippi Goes Green: The State's SNS Response to Katrina (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials)
National Response Framework (Draft from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, September 2007)
The POD Game (Fast-paced interactive point of dispensing game produced by the Center for the Advancement of Distance Education, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago)
Swift Response by Minnesota Public Health Laboratory Curtails Stubborn Meningitis Outbreak (in Defending the Public's Health by Association of Public Health Laboratories)
Update: Adverse Events Associated with Anthrax Prophylaxis Among Postal Employees—New Jersey, New York City, and the District of Columbia Metropolitan Area, 2001 (CDC—Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
National Incident Management System (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Articles

Beaton R, Oberle M, Wickland J, Stevermer A, Boase J, Owens D. Evaluation of the Washington State National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Dispensing Exercise: Part I—Patient Volunteer Findings. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2003; 9 (5): 368–376.

Beaton R, Oberle M, Wickland J, Stevermer A, Boase J, Owens D. Evaluation of the Washington State National Pharmaceutical Stockpile Dispensing Exercise, Part II—Dispensary Site Worker Findings. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2004;10 (1): 77–85.

Blank S, Moskin LC, Zucker JR. An Ounce of Prevention Is a Ton of Work: Mass Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Anthrax, New York City, 2001. Emerg Infect Dis. 2003;Jun [online serial].

Giovachino M, Calhoun T, Carey N, Coleman B, Gonzalez G, Hardeman B, McCue B. Optimizing a District of Columbia Strategic National Stockpile Dispensing Center.J Public Health Manag Pract. 2005;11:282-90.

Hupert N, Wattson D, Cuomo J, Benson S. Anticipating Demand for Emergency Health Services Due to Medication-Related Adverse Events After Rapid Mass Prophylaxis Campaigns. Acad Emerg Med. 2007;14:268-74.

May L, Cote T, Hardeman B, Gonzalez GR, Adams SB, Blair RK, Pane G. A Model "Go-Kit" for Use at Strategic National Stockpile Points of Dispensing. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2007;13:23-30.

Spitzer JD, Hupert N, Duckart J, Xiong W. Operational Evaluation of High-Throughput Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis Using Just-in-Time Training. Public Health Reports. 2007;122:584-91.

Stergachis A, Wetmore C, Pennylegion M, et al.  Evaluation of a Mass Dispensing Functional Exercise in a Cities Readiness Initiative Setting.  Am J Health-Systems Pharmacy. 2007; 64: 285–93.

Zerwekh T, McKnight J, Hupert N, Wattson D, Hendrickson L, Lane D. Mass Medication Modeling in Response to Public Health Emergencies: Outcomes of a Drive-Thru Exercise. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2007;13:7-15