The Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) is a program to aid cities in increasing their capacity to deliver medication and medical supplies during a large-scale public health emergency, such as a bioterrorism attack. This initiative focuses on a very specific element of preparedness – the ability to distribute medication to a population in a specified time period. CRI is a collaborative, multi-jurisdictional effort between local, state, county, and federal authorities that transcends jurisdictional boundaries. CRI began in 2004 with 21 pilot cities, expanded in 2005 to 36 cities, and increased in 2006 to 72 cities, allowing the program to extend into all 50 states. This broadcast is designed to give an overview of CRI for preparedness planners and city officials. This program will serve as the CRI Executive Brief and will be archived both on the internet and in CD ROM and VHS format for future viewing. A question and answer session will enable participants nationwide to pose questions to panelists.
Goal To assist city leaders and planners in understanding the goals of and their roles in CRI.
Objectives Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be able to: Define the Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) Describe the roles of the United States Postal Service and the United States Marshals Service in CRI State two goals for city planners participating in CRI Describe how CRI funding is determined Describe the assessment process for cities involved in CRI
Target Audience Governors, mayors, executive decision makers, city and state directors of health, city and state bioterrorism coordinators, city and state directors of homeland security, emergency managers, directors of public safety/police, county commissioners, county health directors, county sheriffs, city police chiefs, state and local SNS planners, and other city and state government leaders.
Presenters
William F. Raub, PhD, Science Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Richard Besser, MD, Director, Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Commander Patricia Pettis, Cities Readiness Coordinator, Division of Strategic National Stockpile, Coordinating Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jean Popiak, MHA, Public Health Analyst, Division of State and Local Readiness, Coordinating Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Site Registration Information Site registration will soon be available through CDC/ATSDR Training and Continuing Education Online at http://www2a.cdc.gov/phtnonline/.
(Meanwhile, how to distribute without spreading pandemic strains? How much maintenance and surgical meds do they have stockpiled, in case imports are disrupted? How are people going to eat, and not die or heat, or cold, depending on climate? Wouldn’t any of this be easier if they fast-forwarded the public education stuff? They should have started a year ago. )
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Which cities have been trained so far? Which ones are scheduled for this year? Is there a short-cut for the ones not done yet?
Is there a date for the broadcast? If we know the date, can we tell our own emergency planners? Or is it on some closed circuit tv or something?
Also, crfullmoon makes a good point, medications are only part of the story. Home nursing is also important, in addition to all the subjects mentioned by crfullmoon.
Date: Thursday - 10/19/06 Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET Cities Readiness Initiative: A National Priority For more information, please visit: http://www2.cdc.gov/PHTN/cri/default.asp
This is for the live webcast. Once you register you are good to go and may also view past webcasts.
I think there is an uphill job ahead. I just spoke with our property management business manager about a continuity plan for the 1025 unites in 4 buildings for pandemic preparedness. She looked like I was from another planet, so I directed her to the us government website. She had never heard of it.
Yee haw.
My department was informed last week in an EMSA meeting, that we will be part of the great distribution plan for the major cities that border our somewhat rural area.
We’re supposed to receive training in the next 3 months on distribution of the “push packs” that are stored nearby.
One of the side “benefits” of receiving a federal equipment grant.
what’s a push pack?
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We too are part of a “region”. Interestingly enough one of our towns made a statement that they are planning on being on their own. No mutual aid. Which I already knew. I think if you are in a small town on the outskirts of a larger town who is supposed to help, there will be no help. I think larger towns will have their own problems
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