Abstract
This article examines data collected from a panel of 43 local, state, and Federal emergency response professionals and public officials in Pueblo, Colorado who participated in a 6-month risk communication experiment simulating the remediation of simultaneous bioterrorist attacks involving anthrax and Foot and Mouth Disease. Participant responses to the scenario presented in real-time indicated that local and state government agency personnel with responsibility for public health emergency management are not necessarily familiar with best practices developed from major incidents. Findings also indicate that information related to bioterrorism response should be provided to agencies that do not normally work in public health but that would be involved in responding to a biological agent event.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Communications
- Reflections on 40 Years in the Hazards and Disasters Community
- Opinion
- Communicable Disease and Homeland Security: An Assessment of the US 2014 Ebola Incident
- Border Security: Defining it is the Real Challenge
- Tax Stimulus: The Third Direction for U.S. Government Cybersecurity Policy
- Research Articles
- Reducing Public Health Risk During Disasters: Identifying Social Vulnerabilities
- Healthcare Workers’ Willingness to Report to Work During an Influenza Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review
- Understanding Comprehension Levels of Emergency Notifications by Limited English Proficient US Residents: Case Study of Korean-Americans in New York City
- Bioterrorism and Local Agency Preparedness: Results from an Experimental Study in Risk Communication
- Human Resource Management Practices to Support Emotional Labor in Emergency Response
- Examining Coordination in Disaster Response Using Simulation Methods
- A Genetic Algorithm Based Approach to Provide Solutions for Emergency Aid Stations Location Problem and a Case Study for Pendik/İstanbul
- A Socio-Demographic Analysis of Responses to Terrorism
- Are Emergency Departments in Istanbul Ready for the Earthquakes? Past Experience and Suggestions for Future Preparedness from Employees’ Viewpoint and the Literature