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Public Health Readiness Plagued by Budget Cuts, Report Says

By   /  January 4, 2013  /  Grants & Funding  /  No Comments

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While there has been significant progress toward improving public health preparedness over the past 10 years, persistent gaps remain in the country’s ability to respond to health emergencies.

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FirstNet 101 – A Closer Look At NPSBN

By   /  November 27, 2012  /  Emergency Management, General News  /  No Comments

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From A.W.A.R.E Broadband is a big issue for our readers–especially where it  intersects with alerts and warnings. You have probably read one of the more popular examples of how first responders will be able to use broadband, by allowing them to send and receive video and data. However, it is also being recommended that the FCC [...]

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The Preparedness Message Isn’t Reaching the Public

By   /  November 15, 2012  /  Emergency Management, General News  /  No Comments

Americans have a false sense of security when it comes to disasters, and should they become victims, most haven’t taken steps to help themselves during the first few days after one strikes. Experts say either the preparedness message isn’t getting across, or the wrong message is being sent. In a recent survey conducted by the [...]

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Funding Cuts Threaten Public Health Preparedness

By   /  October 29, 2012  /  Emergency Management, Grants & Funding  /  1 Comment

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Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, considerable funding has been provided to local, state and federal public health agencies and organizations to better prepare them to cope with the continually changing and increasingly dangerous realities of today’s world. These realities include the possibility of public health entities needing to plan for and respond to the [...]

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Plans & Challenges Emerge For Nationwide Public Safety Broadband

By   /  October 22, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), an independent board established to oversee the creation of a nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN) for first responders, recently started the difficult work of designing a blueprint of what such a massive network might look like. But as public comments on the proposed conceptual architecture of the network [...]

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