About
the Bioterrorism Preparedness
Program The
Tulare County Health &
Human Services Agency Bioterrorism
Preparedness Program is funded
by two grants, the Centers
for Disease Control’s
(CDC) Bioterrorism Preparedness
grant and the Health Resources
and Services Administration’s
(HRSA) National Bioterrorism
Hospital Preparedness grant.
Centers
for Disease Control
and Prevention
(CDC) Grant
The
purpose of the CDC grant
is to upgrade local public
health jurisdictions’ preparedness
for and response to biological,
chemical, or nuclear terrorism
and other public health threats
and disasters.
Health Resources & Services
Administration
(HRSA) Grant
The
purpose of the HRSA
grant it to ready
hospitals and supporting
health care systems
to deliver coordinated
and effective care
to victims of biological,
chemical, or nuclear
terrorism and other
public health disasters.
