With disasters, outbreaks and terrorism looming, local preparedness remains
a priority. The CDC's Public Health Preparedness Capabilities:
National Standards for State and Local Planning provides a
guide that state and local jurisdictions can utilize to organize their work,
plan their priorities and decide which capabilities will sustain. This can help
ensure that federal preparedness funds are directed to priority areas within
individual jurisdictions. In creating the guide, the Center applied a
systematic approach to developing the public health preparedness capabilities.
The content is based on evidence-informed documents, relevant preparedness
literature and subject matter expertise gathered from across the federal government
and the state and local communities. For more on emergency preparedness, click here
and here.
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