HHS Announces Preparedness Funding for Academic Centers
February 15, 2002 - Department of Health and Human
Services Secretary Tommy Thompson Feb. 5 announced $20 million
in funding for a nationwide network of Centers
for Public Health Preparedness. The Centers for Public
Health Preparedness, administered by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), will link schools of public
health, state and local health agencies and other academic
and community health partners to foster individual preparedness
at the front line.
The network is part of the bioterrorism funding included
in the FY 2002 supplemental appropriations [see
Washington Highlights, Jan. 11]. The Centers are
a partnership between the CDC, Association of Schools of Public
Health, state and local public health agencies, and other
academic and community partners, and are designed to prepare
our nation's public health and healthcare workforce to respond
to terrorist incidents and other emerging health threats.
Information:
Erica Froyd, Director, Public Health and Research Legislative Affairs
AAMC Government Relations
efroyd@aamc.org
(202) 828-0525
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