CDCs Bioterrorism Preparedness Cooperative Agreement

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CDCs Bioterrorism Preparedness Cooperative
Agreement

• Alison B. Johnson, MPA
• Director, Division of State and Local Readiness
• Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness
  and Emergency Response

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SAFER ? HEALTHIER ? PEOPLE
Partners
Stakeholders
Partners
Stakeholders
Business Workers
Public Health Community Organizations
Health Care Delivery
FederalAgencies
Education
Coordinating Center for Health Information
Services
Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases
Coordinating Center for Health Promotion
Coordinating Center for Environmental Health
and Injury Prevention
Coordinating Office for Global Health
Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness
Emergency Response
NIOSH
Executive Leadership Board
Office of Strategy and Innovation
Office of the Chief of Science
Office of the Chief of Public Health Practice
Office of Enterprise-wide Communication
Office of the Chief of Staff
Office of the Chief Operating Officer
Office of the Director
CDC Washington Office
Office of Workforce and Career Development
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Initial Focus Areas in 1999

• Planning only 11 projects were funded
• Epidemiology and Surveillance
• Biological Laboratory Capacity
• Chemical Laboratory Capacity
• Health Alert Networking

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Then in 2002

• OTPER was created and the cooperative agreement
  moved to the new organization
• New Focus areas were added
• 900 million in additional funds were
  appropriated to enhance readiness
• All projects received funding for planning
• New funds were awarded by a base plus population
  formula

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Bioterrorism/Emergency Response Funding to States
through CDC Cooperative Agreement
2003 Includes one-time funds for smallpox
activities (100 m)
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New Direction

• Comprehensive Approach no Focus Areas
• CDC Goals Framework
• NIMS Compliance
• NRP
• Targeted Capabilities
• Priority Local Areas
• Potential Expansion of Level One Chemical
  Laboratories
• PHIN Compliance and Certification
• Exercise

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Public Health Preparedness

• The continuous process of improving the Health
  Systems capacity to detect, respond to, recover
  from, and mitigate the consequences of terrorism
  and other health emergencies

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All Hazards Focus
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Preparedness Goals
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Performance Measures Development

• Build on existing capacity
• Synthesize and incorporate subject matter
  expertise
• Incorporate evidence from published literature
• Link with CDC Preparedness Goals
• From DHS Target Capabilities List
• National Preparedness Goal

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Outcomes and Critical Tasks

• OUTCOME Public Health Epidemiological
  Investigation
• Potential exposure and disease will be identified
  rapidly, reported to multiple locations
  immediately, investigated promptly, and
  accurately confirmed to ensure appropriate
  preventive or curative countermeasures are
  implemented. Additionally, public health
  epidemiological investigation is coordinated with
  law enforcement and other appropriate agencies
• Required Critical Tasks
• Increase the use of efficient surveillance and
  information systems to facilitate early detection
  and mitigation of disease
• Conduct epidemiological investigations and
  surveys as surveillance reports warrant
• Coordinate and direct public health surveillance
  and testing, immunizations, prophylaxis,
  isolation or quarantine for biological, chemical,
  nuclear, radiological, agricultural, and food
  threats
• Have or have access to a system for an outbreak
  management system that captures data related to
  cases, contacts, investigation, exposures,
  relationships and other relevant parameters
  compliant with PHIN preparedness functional area
  Outbreak Management

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For Assistance

• Contact us at CDC
• Alison Johnson, abj0_at_cdc.gov
• 404-639-7530