Preparing for and Responding to Bioterrorism: Information for the Public Health Workforce
Intended Audience
Public health workers who would be responding to a bioterrorism event or who are seeking more information about bioterrorism preparedness.
Format
This curriculum is divided into six major sections: Introduction to Bioterrorism, Emergency Response Planning, Diseases of Bioterrorist Potential, Health Surveillance and Epidemiologic Investigation, Consequence Management, and Communications and Informatics.
The slide sets and accompanying instructor's manuals are designed for the in-person training and education of public health workers, or for independent study.
Curriculum Development Team
The following people and organizations provided information and support in the development of this curriculum.
Project Coordinator
Patrick O'Carroll, MD, MPH
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta, GA
Lead Developer
Jennifer Brennan Braden, MD, MPH
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Design and Editing
Judith Yarrow
Health Policy Analysis Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Additional technical support provided by a number of public health professionals in our region. Please see the files themselves for acknowledgement of their contribution.
Last updated: 2003
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