The SARS threat: is the nation's public health network prepared for a possible epidemic? : hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, April 9, 2003U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000 - 133 pages |
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Page 32 - Priorities include strengthened public health laboratory capacity; increased surveillance and outbreak investigation capacity; education and training for clinical and public health professionals at the federal, state, and local levels; and communication of health information and prevention strategies to the public. A strong and flexible public health infrastructure is the best defense against any disease outbreak. Thank you very much for your attention. I will be happy to answer any questions you...
Page 22 - Thus, strengthening communication among clinicians, emergency rooms, infection control practitioners, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and public health personnel is of paramount importance. To this end, CDC is making a significant investment in building the nation's public health communications infrastructure through the Health Alert Network (HAN).
Page 69 - We also reviewed each state's spring 2002 applications for bioterrorism preparedness funding distributed by the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and each state's fall 2002 progress report on the use of that funding.
Page 122 - We stand adjourned. [Whereupon, at 4:47 pm, the subcommittee was adjourned, to reconvene at the call of the Chair.] [The prepared statement of Hon.
Page 63 - Byrd, but if you all would stand, raise your right hands. [Witnesses sworn.] Mr. SHAYS. Note for the record our witnesses have responded in the affirmative.
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Page 81 - Chairman, this completes my prepared statement. I would be happy to respond to any questions you or other Members of the Subcommittee may have at this time.
Page 24 - ... home or who have been released from the hospital or other health care settings and are residing at home should limit their activities to the home. They should not go to work, school, or other public places until ten days after their fever has resolved and respiratory symptoms are absent or improving. If a SARS patient is coughing or sneezing, he should use common-sense precautions such as covering his mouth with a tissue, and, if possible and medically appropriate, wearing a surgical mask to...