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	<title>NN/LM Emergency Preparedness &#38; Response Toolkit &#187; Bioterrorism</title>
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		<title>How Ready is Your State?</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/12/16/how-ready-is-your-state/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trust for America&#8217;s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have released their seventh annual report on the ability of states to respond to a public health emergency.  Click here to access state-specific information and scores.]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction to Disaster Planning for Libraries</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/12/16/introduction-to-disaster-planning-for-libraries/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/12/16/introduction-to-disaster-planning-for-libraries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioterrorism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NN/LM NEPR]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Risk Assessment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to view an 8:51 screencast that I did of the importance of disaster planning in libraries.  The focus of the screencast is on major disasters that can greatly impact library operations.]]></description>
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		<title>Dallas, Philadelphia, and Boston</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/12/11/dallas-philadelphia-and-boston/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/12/11/dallas-philadelphia-and-boston/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioterrorism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week, Dallas, Philadelphia, and Boston were elevated to Homeland Security&#8217;s Tier 1 list of urban areas at high risk for terrorism.  Tier 1 status means that additional funding is available for increased security measures. Cities in Tier 1: Dallas, Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, Newark, NJ, New York, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Houston, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trends</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/12/08/trends/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/12/08/trends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioterrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyberterrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pandemics/Epidemics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Risk Assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Service Continuity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Severe Storm]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Terrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tornadoes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every morning, I spend about 20 minutes looking over my RSS news feeds, all related to emergency preparedness.  Currently, most of the news is about the just-ended hurricane season, however, I&#8217;ve noticed a trend toward a greater concern about the threat of bioterrorism.  The two events that seem to have prompted this concern are the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smallpox Vaccine</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/10/22/smallpox-vaccine/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/10/22/smallpox-vaccine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioterrorism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had my flu shot this morning, which, for some reason, made me think of the smallpox vaccine. According to the CDC, the United States has a big enough stockpile of the smallpox vaccine for everyone in the United States. For a nice overview of the smallpox vaccine, which includes a section on possible side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wake-up Call!</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/07/10/wake-up-call/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/07/10/wake-up-call/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioterrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lessons Learned]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pandemics/Epidemics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Assessment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check this out!  Did we think that our procedures are fine for shelter-in-place?  Take a look at this document from the &#8220;Redefining Readiness&#8221; work group, authored by some very well-spoken people from the New York Academy of Medicine.  Having any procedure is better than none, I suppose, but the questions raised by this document are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Continuous Cycle of Preparedness</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/05/04/continuous-cycle-of-preparedness/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/05/04/continuous-cycle-of-preparedness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 12:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioterrorism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Below is an excerpt from Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment presenting a continuous cycle of disaster preparedness.  The emphasis of the entire brief is on bioterrorism planning for hospitals. The Continuous Cycle of Disaster Preparedness Assemble an interdisciplinary team of key stakeholders for disaster planning. Review current resources, strengths, and weaknesses. Develop a detailed, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surge Capacity</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/04/23/surge-capacity/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/04/23/surge-capacity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioterrorism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The CDC has released a publication titled, In a Moment&#8217;s Notice: Surge Capacity for Terrorist Bombings.  The 57-page document contains a lot of good information and proposed solutions for handling a patient surge following a terrorist bombing.]]></description>
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		<title>Dirty Bombs FAQ</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/03/22/dirty-bombs-faq/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/03/22/dirty-bombs-faq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioterrorism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has a nice FAQ on dirty bombs.  Included at the bottom of the page are links to additional sources.]]></description>
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		<title>Radiation Event Medical Management</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/03/09/radiation-event-medical-management/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/03/09/radiation-event-medical-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bioterrorism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health &#38; Human Services has released Radiation Event Medical Management, a diagnosis and treatment guidance website for health care providers faced with radiation exposure incidents.   Content on REMM is capable of being downloaded in advance, so that it would be available if the internet is not available.]]></description>
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