CDC has issued a report on its activities related to public health emergency preparedness.
The report title is Public Health Preparedness: Strengthening CDC’s Emergency Response. It was released by CDC’s Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER).
The report reviews CDC preparedness goals (pre-event, during an event, and post-event) and describes its activities in five core public health functions: Health Monitoring and Surveillance, Epidemiology and Other Assessment Sciences, Public Health Laboratory Science and Service, Response and Recovery Operations, and Public Health System Support.
The APC program is mentioned on Page 43:
CDC provides funding and guidance to the National Association of County and City Health Officials to manage and implement the Advanced Practice Centers program. These eight centers participate in developing cutting-edge tools and resources to help local public health departments prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. In FY 2007, these centers provided two-day preparedness trainings to more than 500 local health departments.
