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MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH UPDATES

Michigan Department of Community Health Laboratory Testing Update - October 10, 2001

Guidance for Anthrax Threat Letters or Packages

Guidelines for Clinics and Hospital Emergency Departments for Handling Anthrax Scares or Threats from Letters or Packages

Guidelines to the General Public for Handling Anthax Scares or Threats in Letters or Packages

Guidelines for Emergency Management/Public Safety Personnel Regarding Suspicious Packages and Correspondence

USEFUL WEBSITES ON BIOTERRORISM

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/Agentlist.asp CDC's list of biological agents of terrorism

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol5no4/pdf/v5n4.pdf The Emerging Infectious Disease edition on Bioterrorism

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4915a1.htm ACIP recommendations on anthrax

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5010a1.htm ACIP recommendations on smallpox

http://www.hopkins-biodefense.org/ Johns Hopkins University Center for Biodefense

http://www.usamriid.army.mil/education/bluebook.html US Army Infectious Disease program (USAMRIID) information on biological and chemical agents

http://www.apic.org/bioterror/ APIC/CDC recommendations for health care facilities

http://www.mappp.org/epi/info/ Self-study course on "Clinical Aspects of Critical Biologiocal Agents" put together by MDCH Bioterrorism program

Get Notified Via E-mail on Breaking News
The two links below are useful for getting breaking news in your e-mail and seems to be the best way to get information quickly.

*The emergency E-mail network has a service where you can get national information as well as information regarding counties in what ever state you wish (you can get two for free, more than that and you have to pay) http://www.emergencyemail.org . I've used this service before and it is helpful.

*CNN has a service (as I'm sure the other news web sites do as well) where you can receive e-mail notifications of breaking news in specific categories. Go to: http://www.cnn.com. On the left side of the screen mid way down is a section called "services". Under that is something called "e-mail services", you can sign up from there.

Federal Government Puts Up a New Web Site for Public Preparedness
http://www.ready.gov. This site offers suggestions for the public regarding preparedness.

Links to News articles:
Detroit News "Many Local HD's Not ready for attack state officials say" http://www.detnews.com/2003/health/0302/18/index.htm

Toledo Blade "Smallpox vaccinations to begin in Toledo, Public Health Workers first to be inoculated" http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2003102190043

Training for RN's "Disaster Preparedness and Response for Nurses." 3/03
The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International and the American Red Cross collaborated to develop an online continuing education offering. Please see the web site for more info. http://www.nursingsociety.org/education/ceonline.html