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REGION VII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

ASPR Hospital Preparedness Program: The Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations, Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response - US Department of Health and Human Services has posted to the Public Health Emergency.gov web portal, the MSCC handbook, 2nd Edition, which was prepared by the US Department of Health and Human services...for your convenience: http://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/mscc/handbook/Pages/default.aspx

The CDC H1N1 Flu information may be found at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/

Please visit www.ready.gov for information to share with citizens for disaster preparations. www.ready.illinois.gov

Personnel involved in emergency management planning should become NIMS certified through the FEMA website http://training.fema.gov.

Direct link to NIMS courses: http://training.fema.gov/IS/NIMS.asp

Today, the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau launched a new web page: Broadband and Public Safety and Homeland Security to better ensure that the public safety community, the general public, government agencies and communications providers have access to the latest news and information on the FCC's efforts to implement the National Broadband Plan for public safety. The implementation of the plan will include initiatives to bring interoperable communications to America's first responders through the creation of a nationwide wireless broadband network and new cyber security reporting and monitoring programs; as well as Next Generation 9-1-1 services; emergency alerts and warnings through a variety of outlets (including via television and radio broadcasts (Emergency Alert System), wireless hand-held devices, such as cell phones and the Internet) and much more. The web page includes access to the latest press releases, public notices, field hearings, and presentations. We encourage you to visit these pages for updates and background information to assist with your coverage of the National Broadband Plan and its impact on public safety across America. To access these pages, please visit: http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/broadband.html

The CDC is pleased to announce the public launch of "SNAPS: Snap Shots of State Population Data." SNAPS is a free service to the public that provides local-level community profile information nationwide. It can be browsed by county and state and searched by zip code. SNAPS serves as a valuable tool when responding to public health emergency events at the state, Tribal, and local levels. It provides a "snap shot" of key variables for consideration in guiding and tailoring health education and communication efforts to ensure diverse audiences receive critical public health messages that are accessible, understandable, and timely.