Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory (EPRI): A Tool for Local, Regional, and State Planners. Part 1. Implementation Report

摘要

This report, and the accompanying Technical Manual and Appendix, presents a software tool intended for use by local or regional planners to develop an inventory of critical resources that would be useful in responding to a bioterrorist attack. The Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory (EPRI) is a Web-based software tool for assembling such an inventory. In 2002, Abt Associates conducted a review of guidance promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to states and regions concerning preparedness to respond to bioterrorism events. The federal guidance focused on estimating the demand for resources needed in the event of specific bioterrorism events, and assuring that needed resources can be quickly assembled. That is, states and localities were advised to estimate threats and the resources that would be needed to respond to these threats. This focus on demand for resources continues to be the emphasis of federal initiatives. Much less mention was found in the planning and guidance documents related to assessing community r regional supply of resources that could be made available to cope with bioterrorism events.