BUILDING STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS: A Strong

Foundation for National Response

Charles Schable, MSDirector

Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and

Emergency Response

It’s a small world!

Public Health Preparedness

“The continuous process of improving the Health System’s capacity to detect, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the consequences of terrorism and other health emergencies”

Fast Detection: The Prepared Clinician

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Fast Detection: The Prepared Veterinarian

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Strong Links: Frontlines of Defense

Complacency is the enemy of preparedness !

www.cdc.gov