Public Health Preparedness: A CDC Report on the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement, February 2008 (164 pages, PDF): “CDC’s Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER) has released its inaugural report on public health emergency preparedness. The report…highlights the progress that has been made in state and local preparedness and response, identifies preparedness challenges facing public health departments, and outlines CDC’s efforts to address those challenges. Designed to increase accountability regarding the country’s investment in preparedness activities, the report presents national data as well as state-specific snapshots for all 50 states and four directly funded localities: Chicago; Los Angeles County; New York City; and Washington, DC.”

• Key Findings from Public Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State by State

Download the Appendices:

• Appendix 1: Cooperative Agreement Funding
• Appendix 2: DHS National Preparedness Guidelines and Priorities
• Appendix 3: Overview of CDC Preparedness Activities
• Appendix 4: Overview of ASPR Preparedness Activities
• Appendix 5: Data Sources and Methods
• Appendix 6: Category A and B Biological Agents