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HHS Selects Washington, D.C. Firm to Support Medical Countermeasure Review
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has selected PRTM Management Consultants of Washington, D.C., to provide support for an end-to-end review of the way the department's approach to medical countermeasures... Learn More >>

Report: The Next Challenge in Healthcare Preparedness: Catastrophic Health Events
The Next Challenge in Healthcare Preparedness: Catastrophic Health Events was released. This report is the result of a 2 year, comprehensive assessment of the HHS Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and developed recommendations for improving and evaluating future hospital preparedness efforts. Learn More >>

Medical Planning and Countermeasures

• BARDA Awards up to $143 Million for Advanced Development of a New Drug to Treat Anthrax
• BARDA Awards Contracts for Tests and Devices to Help the Nation Respond to a Radiological Emergency
• HHS Awards Contract to Bavarian Nordic for the Continued Development of a Freeze-Dried Formulation of the IMVAMUNE(r) Smallpox Vaccine
• HHS Orders Intravenous Antiviral Flu Medication to Help Patients Hospitalized with 2009 H1N1
• U.S.to Provide Antiviral Medication to Latin America and the Caribbean for Novel H1N1 Influenza
• HHS Takes Additional Steps Toward Development of Vaccine for the Novel Influenza A (H1N1)

In The Spotlight

• National Health Security Strategy
• Interim Implementation Guide for the National Health Security Strategy 2009
• H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu): Preparedness Tools for Professionals

Operations and Training

• OSHA's hurricane response and recovery resources available for storm season
• Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Center’s Award Process for a Contract With North Central Texas Services, Inc.
• Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Center’s Award Process for a Contract With CredentialSmart," (A-03-06-00524
• 56th Inauguration Support Highlights

Communicating in a Crisis

• Communicating in the First Hours
• Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication: By Leaders for Leaders
• Crisis & Emergency Risk Communications
• Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: A Reference Guide for Media
• Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: A Field Guide for Media
• Public Health Emergency Response: A Guide for Leaders and Responders

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