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Public Health Emergency Preparedness Plan
of the Tulsa City-County Health Department
http://www.tulsa-health.org/biochem/index.html
For several years now, various organizations of the Tulsa community have come together to create a community disaster preparedness and response plan. These organizations include the area hospitals, EMSA, Tulsa Police Department, Tulsa Fire Department, the Mayor's Office, Tulsa County, Tulsa Emergency Management Agency and the Tulsa City-County Health Department to name a few. While past planning has focused more on events such as tornados, hazardous materials incidents, chemical terrorism and similar situations, we are now turning our attention more to threats of biological terrorism and the potential impact of such attacks on our community. In the wake of recent terrorist attacks, the necessity of having a comprehensive public health emergency preparedness plan, with particular emphasis on biological terrorism, has taken on a new sense of urgency.
Should Tulsa ever be faced with a biological attack such as anthrax, smallpox, or plague, or face the ravages of a major foodborne or waterborne disease outbreak or pandemic influenza, we must have strategic plans in place to provide earliest possible detection, containment, and treatment of those stricken in our community. The Tulsa Health Department update of our internal emergency preparedness plan will guide our response in major public health emergencies such as these. In order to address major community-wide events, we must be prepared to coordinate all necessary resources, including surveillance, as we plan for something we hope will never occur.
of the Tulsa City-County Health Department
http://www.tulsa-health.org/biochem/index.html
For several years now, various organizations of the Tulsa community have come together to create a community disaster preparedness and response plan. These organizations include the area hospitals, EMSA, Tulsa Police Department, Tulsa Fire Department, the Mayor's Office, Tulsa County, Tulsa Emergency Management Agency and the Tulsa City-County Health Department to name a few. While past planning has focused more on events such as tornados, hazardous materials incidents, chemical terrorism and similar situations, we are now turning our attention more to threats of biological terrorism and the potential impact of such attacks on our community. In the wake of recent terrorist attacks, the necessity of having a comprehensive public health emergency preparedness plan, with particular emphasis on biological terrorism, has taken on a new sense of urgency.
Should Tulsa ever be faced with a biological attack such as anthrax, smallpox, or plague, or face the ravages of a major foodborne or waterborne disease outbreak or pandemic influenza, we must have strategic plans in place to provide earliest possible detection, containment, and treatment of those stricken in our community. The Tulsa Health Department update of our internal emergency preparedness plan will guide our response in major public health emergencies such as these. In order to address major community-wide events, we must be prepared to coordinate all necessary resources, including surveillance, as we plan for something we hope will never occur.
