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Rear Admiral W. Craig Vanderwagen, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Chief Preparedness Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
W. Craig Vanderwagen
January 24, 2007
Domestic Preparedness met with Rear Admiral W. Craig Vanderwagen, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Chief Preparedness Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and Chief Preparedness Officer, HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt’s principal advisor on bioterrorism

Admiral John O. Agwunobi, MD, MBA, MPH, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Domestic Preparedness
January 10, 2007
In most fields, basic training is part of the learning process. Fire, law enforcement, the military, and other disciplines have training academies for building competencies and testing new recruits. An exception to these types of requirements is the field of emergency management. This new training academy will ensure that all

Admiral John O. Agwunobi, MD, MBA, MPH, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Domestic Preparedness
January 10, 2007
Pandemic preparedness activities, the department’s Katrina/Rita response efforts, the need for an “all-hazards” planning and operational mindset, and the planning assistance now available to local health planners are among the numerous topics covered.

Scott J. Becker, Executive Director, Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
John F. Morton and Scott Becker
December 13, 2006
Full Commentary DomPrep has divided the 38 minute interview into five segments.Audio Segment One: An Overview of APHL’s Strategic PlanThe APHL role as integrator for the nation’s public health laboratories. APHL’s 2006-2009 strategic plan and its emphasis on workforce capabilities.Duration: 9 Minutes 33 SecondsAudio Segment Two: The Role of Public Health LabsHow

Michael Fraser, PhD, Deputy Executive Director, National Association of County and City HealthOfficials (NACCHO)
John F. Morton and Michael Fraser
December 6, 2006
An overview of NACCHO’s work in bioterrorism, the plans being developed for a pandemic flu outbreak, and the need for communications upgrades across the board.

CDR Melissa Sanders, RD, Branch Chief, Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness, Health Resources and Services (HRSA)
Melissa Sanders
November 22, 2006
In most fields, basic training is part of the learning process. Fire, law enforcement, the military, and other disciplines have training academies for building competencies and testing new recruits. An exception to these types of requirements is the field of emergency management. This new training academy will ensure that all
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