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Public Health Preparedness
TFAH's most recent report on emergency preparedness, "Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism 2007" finds that while important progress has been made, critical areas of the nation's emergency health preparedness effort still require attention. In addition, the continuing trend of annual cuts in federal funding for state and local preparedness activities threatens the nation's safety.
Congressional Briefing
TFAH recently hosted a congressional briefing, "Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism." The purpose of the briefing was to introduce TFAH's Ready or Not report, as well as to show the need for and returns from federal health preparedness dollars. Speakers included TFAH Executive Director Dr. Jeffrey Levi; Dr. Lisa G. Kaplowitz from the Virginia Department of Health; Carole Moehrle from the Idaho North Central District Health Department; and Dr. Thomas Inglesby from the UPMC Center for Biosecurity. Each of their presentations is available below:
Correspondence to Policymakers
Letter in Support of BARDA funds (March 2008)
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Letter urging increased oversight of the implementation of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (September 2007)
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Letter in Support of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 (September 2007)
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Letter in Support of S. 1882, the Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act (September 2007)
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Letter in Support of the Emergency Medical Care and Response Act of 2007 (July 2007)
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Letter urging Senate and House passage of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, S3678 (September 2006)
Senate Letter
House Energy and Commerce Committee Letter
TFAH's Response to introduction of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (July 2006)
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Letter in support of HR 5438, the Public Health and Medical Emergency Coordination Act of 2006 (May 2006)
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Letters in Support of All-Hazards Public Health and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act (May 2006)
Letter to Senator Evan Bayh
Letter to Senator Gordon Smith
Testimony
Testimony of Jeremy Sharp, Government Relations Manager, Trust for America's Health, before the Massachusetts General Court, Joint Committee on Public Health (April 2007)
TFAH Testimony on Emergency Preparedness
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