Bioterror preparedness said lacking.Efforts by federal and state governments to prepare for public health catastrophes, such as biological attacks and pandemics, have fallen short, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report issued by the Trust For America's Health Trust for America's Health (TFAH) is a Washington, D.C.-based health policy organization. The organization's website calls the group "a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to saving lives by protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention , a nonpartisan advocacy group. "Four years after Sept. 11, 2001, there is still little consensus about priorities and objectives for bioterrorism preparedness programs," the third annual "Ready or Not?" report said. A survey of 20 public health experts gave the federal efforts a D+ grade. More funding to upgrade public health disaster infrastructures is needed, along with heightened efforts to ensure the funds are spent efficiently and effectively, the report said. "There are no defined, standardized measures for bioterrorism preparedness from the [Centers for Disease Control] or regular reports of progress and vulnerabilities to the American people or Congress," the report said. The report recommended the Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS integrate top-level management of its multiple bioterrorism and public-health programs. "There needs to be a single, accountable official below the secretary of HHS HHS Department of Health and Human Services. with budget and policy authority for programs," the report said. On the state level, only Virginia, Delaware and South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. received high marks for preparedness. Only seven states and two cities have achieved "green" status for the National Strategic Stockpile, which under CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation guidelines require adequate supplies of vaccines and antidotes, the report noted. |
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