Anthrax: Preparation and Planning
Communication Resources
Response Planning
Scenarios & Modeling
Communication Resources
- Communicating in the First Hours: Anthrax
The First Hours project provides messages and other resources for federal, state, local, and tribal public health officials to use during a response to an emergency. Developed by CDC in collaboration with the Office of Public Affairs of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Response Planning
- CDC Emergency MedKit Evaluation Study Summary Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides an overview of the emergency MedKit evaluation study which was designed to evaluate a strategy that addresses the timeliness of distributing antibiotics to the general public as an effective measure against a release of anthrax. - EID Journal: Anthrax Bioterrorism: Lessons Learned & Future Directions
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2002 Oct;8(10):1013-1014. - Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness
Planning guide to help state, county, & local officials meet federal requirements to prepare for public health emergencies. Outlines five components of mass prophylaxis response to epidemic outbreaks. Addresses dispensing operations using a comprehensive operational structure for Dispensing/Vaccination Centers (DVCs) based on the National Incident Management System (NIMS). (Developed by Weill Medical College of Cornell University for the Agency of Healthcare Research & Quality [AHRQ].)
Sep 2004
Scenarios & Modeling
- EID Journal: Anthrax: A Possible Case History
Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):556-560. - EID Journal: Applying Lessons Learned from Anthrax Case History to Other Scenarios
Emerging Infectious Diseases 1999 Jul-Aug;5(4):561-563.