Intended Audience

People who would be responding to a local public health emergency involving suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) cases, including: communicable disease epidemiologists, environmental health staff, public health nursing directors, state public health laboratory directors, and public information officers; hospital administrators and health care workers; and first responders—emergency medical services, law enforcement, and emergency medical technicians.

Format

A CD-ROM containing a PowerPoint® presentation, a facilitator's manual, and other materials is available from the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice. The exercise is designed to be completed in a two- to three-hour session. Facilitators can conduct it as a longer exercise by expanding the discussion and debriefing periods.

Lead Course Developer

Andy Stergachis, PhD, RPh
Professor of Epidemiology and Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy
Interim Chair, Pathobiology
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of Washington

Design Team
John Kobayashi, MD
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of Washington

Carl Osaki, RS, MSPH
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of Washington

Yuzo Arima, MPH student
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of Washington

Additional contributors to the development of this exercise include:
Rick Gunderson
Regional Emergency Response Coordinator (Region 2)

Jeff Duchin, MD
Public Health - Seattle & King County

Marcia Goldoft
Public Health Epidemiology Project
Washington State Department of Health
and
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of Washington

Funders

Funding support for this project was provided under a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH).