Critical section? No

Security level: Unclassified

Version: 4.2

Version history: See record of changes for generic history for all documents prior to 6/24/2008.
2008-06-24 (tjb) Moved from html-based to sql-based.
2009-05-22 (tjb) Updated contact information.
2009-08-27 (tjb) Added general references.

Purpose:
Introduction and Title Page.

Scope:
Applies to anyone who reads or references this document.

Guideline:
"A goal without a plan is just a wish."
- Antonie de Saint-Exupery (French writer 1900-1944)

"Plans are worthless, but planning is everything."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower (US General 1890-1969) in a speech to the National Defense Executive Reserve Conference in Washington, DC on November 14th, 1957.

This document serves and the Local Public Health Agency Bioterrorism Plan for Polk County, Missouri. It also serves as the Pandemic Influenza Plan and the All-Hazards response plan for public health.

This plan is maintained by the Polk County Health Center.
(417) 326-7250
(417) 326-2766 (fax)
www.polkcountyhealth.net
1317 W Broadway St, Bolivar, MO 65613

Michelle Morris, Administrator
mmorris@polkcountyhealth.net

Theron Becker, Emergency Planner
tbecker@polkcountyhealth.net

Exceptions:
None

References:
Benenson, Abram S, editor. Control of Communicable Diseases in Man - Fifteenth Edition. 1990. American Public Health Association.

Beyond the Beltway: Focusing on Hometown Security. September 2002. Harvard University, John F Kennedy School of Government.

Bioterrorism Reference Cards. 2002. Centers for the Study of Bioterrorism & Emerging Infections.

Communicating in a Crisis: Risk Communication Guidelines for Public Officials. 2002. US Department of Health and Human Services.

DePaolo, Joseph T. Disaster Circus: A New Model for Disaster Response. October 2001. National Safety Council.

Department Situation Room Glossary. August 2002. Department of Health and Senior Services, Center for Emergency Response/Terrorism.

Emergency Response to Terrorism Job Aid - Edition 1.0. May 2000. Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Fire Administration, National Fire Academy, and United State Department of Justice - Office of Justice Programs.

Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities, The Center for Law and the Public’s Health. The Model State Emergency Health Powers Act. December 21, 2001

Griffith, Carl and Vulpitta, Rick. Effective Emergency Response Plans. October 10, 2001. National Safety Council.

Khan, Ali S, MD; Levitt, Alexandra M, MA, PhD; Sage, Michael J, MPH. Biological and Chemical Terrorism: Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response. April 21, 2000. Centers for Disease Control, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Landesman, Linda Young, DrPH, MSW. Public Health Management of Disasters - The Practice Guide. 2001. American Public Health Association.

Local Public Health Assessment. October 15, 2002. Missouri Center for Emergency Response & Terrorism. Surveyor Theron Becker, Surveyed Michelle Morris, Polk County Health Center.

Mass Casualty Disaster Plan Checklist: A Template for Healthcare Facilities. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections.

Osterholm, Michael T, PhD, MPH; Schwartz, John. Living Terrors - What America Needs to Know to Survive the Coming Bioterrorist Catastrophe. 2000. Michael T Osterholm & John Schwartz.

Sidell, Frederick R, MD; Patrick, William C, III; Dashiel, Thomas R; Alibek, Ken, MD; Layne, Scott, MD. Jane’s Chem-Bio Handbook - Second Edition. February 2003. Jane’s Information Group.