Protecting the nation from public health threats
Preparedness and response efforts require work at all levels
Funding supporting public health preparedness and response
Public health in action: responding to emergencies across the nation
Section 1: A National snapshot of public health preparedness activities
Surveillance and epidemiology: monitoring and investigating health threats
Laboratories: identifying and understanding emerging public health threats
Response readiness: communicating, planning, exercising, and evaluating
Additional CDC resources supporting preparedness in states and localities
Section 2: Public health preparedness and response activities in states, localities, and U.S. insular areas
Fact sheets for 50 states and the 4 localities of Chicago, the District of Columbia, Los Angeles County, and New York City
Overview of preparedness in the U.S. insular areas: territories, commonwealths, and freely associated states
Appendix 1: Explanation of fact sheet data points
Appendix 2: Overview of CDC Organizations Involved in preparedness activities
Appendix 3: Terrorism preparedness and emergency response funding
Appendix 4: Public health emergency preparedness cooperative agreement funding
Appendix 5: Public health emergency response grant funding
Appendix 6: Cities readiness initiative technical assistance review scores for 2007-2008
