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Strategic National Stockpile
Public Health Meeting Catastrophic Demand with Timely Interventions 
For local health departments (LHDs), a critical aspect of responding to a public health emergency is knowing what to do with the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NACCHO's SNS project collects, develops, and disseminates resources that will help LHDs in their SNS planning and implementation efforts.
NACCHO Hosted Webinar
"The Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on Prepositioning of Antibiotics for Anthrax; Next Steps for Local Public Health" webinar took place on November 7, 2011, from 11 AM to noon ET.
Presenters:
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Robert Bass, Executive Director of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems and chair of the IOM Committee on Prepositioned Medical Countermeasures for the Public.
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Herminia Palacio, Executive Director of the Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services (TX) and member of the IOM Committee on Prepositioned Medical Countermeasures for the Public.
Meeting Description:
This webinar reviewed the recently-released IOM report, Prepositioning Antibiotics for Anthrax. At the request of the Department of Health and Human Services office of the assistant secretary for preparedness and response, the IOM convened a committee to inform the use of strategies for prepositioning antibiotics for protection against an anthrax attack. Prepositioning involves storing medical countermeasures—such as antibiotics—close to or in the possession of the people who would need rapid access to them should an attack occur. Example prepositioning strategies include local stockpiles, workplace caches, and home antibiotic storage.
Prepositioning strategies could help ensure that large numbers of people have rapid access to antibiotics. However, these strategies will require more resources than strategies that rely on distribution from more central locations after an attack; they provide less flexibility to change plans following an attack, if necessary; and some strategies could increase health risks. Because communities differ widely in their needs and capabilities, the committee developed a decision-aiding framework to help state, local, and tribal jurisdictions determine which prepositioning strategies could benefit their communities, if any.
This webinar reviews the benefits, costs, and tradeoffs associated with different types of prepositioning strategies; key components of the decision-aiding framework and next steps for local public health officials; and the IOM committee's recommendations.
Learning Objectives:
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Explain different types of prepositioning strategies and benefits, costs, and tradeoffs associated with each.
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Explore how to use the decision-aiding framework to determine which prepositioning strategies, if any, would be appropriate for a particular community.
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Understand the committee's recommendations for state, local, and tribal public health departments and consider next steps for local public health officials.
This NACCHO Preparedness Prep-inar is free to local health jurisdictions and other interested parties.
The webinar is available in two formats:
audio and video
audio only
Click here for the slide presentation (PDF).
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CDC Second Wednesday Webinar When:Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 1:00—2:00 PM EST
Presenters:
Anita Patel, Pharm.D., MS; health scientist; DSNS, CDC
Nicki Pesik, MD; senior advisor for countermeasures; OPHPR, CDC
CAPT Tracee Treadwell, DVM, MPH; associate director for infectious disease preparedness; NCEZID, CDC
Yon Yu, Pharm.D.; deputy associate director for regulatory affairs; NCEZID, CDC
Goal: To update state and local SNS planners about ongoing CDC anthrax preparedness activities
To join the Microsoft® Office Live Meeting, log into https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join and enter conference number RW8182159 with audience passcode 498558. To listen to the audio portion, call 1-888-790-4503 and enter participant passcode 498558 (limited to the first 350).
For more information please click here (PDF).
In the Spotlight
Tribal nations adhere to the core principles of having well integrated and coordinated preparedness, training, response, and recovery plans and programs in place both before and after disaster strikes, including the capacity and capability to receive and deliver lifesaving assets from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) to their communities. To assist in these efforts, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a "SNS Planning and Tribes" conference series for the 2011 SNS Summit held in Atlanta, July 25–28. As part of the summit, tribal representatives shared promising practices and discussed the challenges of planning for an incident in which SNS assets would be deployed with the CDC/Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) leadership.
The issue brief is available at the NACCHO Bookstore here: http://eweb.naccho.org/prd/?NA411PDF More »
Resources Webpage Now Houses Reports, Tools, and Resources
To view reports and other resources and tools, visit the SNS-Resource webpage. This webpage contains information such as the Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors – Version 2.0, the Indian Health Resource SNS Guide, archived webinars, and more. More »
 The SNS project has developed four practical references highlighting alternative methods of dispensing that are useful for local health departments that would like to utilize a similar model in their response plans. The highlights include background information, pros and cons of utilizing the model, and the costs and resources needed to implement the model. Click on the following links to read the highlight articles:
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