Morse Anne
Kent State College of Nursing, USA.
J Community Health Nurs. 2002 Winter;19(4):203-11. doi: 10.1207/S15327655JCHN1904_01.
Bioterrorism preparedness has not traditionally been an everyday concern of local public health departments. The likely first responders to a biological bioterrorism event will be local public health personnel. The events of September 11, 2001, and the anthrax crisis that followed tested the capabilities of the public health system and demonstrated its fragility. Little federal funding has trickled down to local health departments, and they have not been included in planning or training for bioterrorism preparedness. Now local health departments must develop detailed bioterrorism response plans. Effective plans will involve internal assessment of strengths and weaknesses and strategizing with other local community agencies. Our health department is a suburban county agency that serves a population of over 250,000. We have started this self-assessment and planning process. This bioterrorism guide has provided some structure for us and may be helpful for other local health departments as they begin this process.
传统上，生物恐怖主义防范并非地方公共卫生部门日常关注的事项。生物恐怖主义事件的首批响应者很可能是地方公共卫生人员。2001年9月11日的事件以及随后的炭疽危机考验了公共卫生系统的能力，并显示出其脆弱性。联邦政府很少有资金流入地方卫生部门，而且它们没有被纳入生物恐怖主义防范的规划或培训之中。现在，地方卫生部门必须制定详细的生物恐怖主义应对计划。有效的计划将包括对自身优势和劣势的内部评估，以及与其他地方社区机构共同制定战略。我们的卫生部门是一个为超过25万人口服务的郊区县级机构。我们已经启动了这个自我评估和规划过程。这份生物恐怖主义指南为我们提供了一些框架，可能对其他开始这一进程的地方卫生部门有所帮助。
