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Biosurveillance : nonfederal capabilities should be considered in creating a national biosurveillance strategy : report to congressional committees.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public health surveillance--United States.
- Public health surveillance.
- Emergency management--United States--Evaluation.
- Emergency management.
- Interagency coordination--United States.
- Interagency coordination.
- Bioterrorism--United States--Prevention.
- Bioterrorism.
- Communicable diseases--United States--Prevention.
- Communicable diseases.
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- Biological warfare--United States--Safety measures--Evaluation.
- Biological warfare.
- Emergency management--Evaluation.
- Bioterrorism--Prevention.
- Communicable diseases--Prevention.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 93 pages) : color illustrations, maps
- Other Title:
- Nonfederal capabilities should be considered in creating a national biosurveillance strategy
- Nonfederal biosurveillance
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]
- Summary:
- The nation is at risk for a catastrophic biological event. The Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act directed GAO to report on biosurveillance, to help detect and respond to such events, at multiple jurisdictional levels. In June 2010, GAO recommended that the National Security Staff lead the development of a national biosurveillance strategy, which is now under development. This report focuses on nonfederal jurisdictions, which own many of the resources that support a national capability. It discusses (1) federal support for state and local biosurveillance; (2) state and local challenges; (3) federal support and challenges for tribal and insular areas and (4) federal assessments of nonfederal capabilities. To conduct this work, GAO interviewed select federal-agency, jurisdiction, and association officials and reviewed relevant documents. To collect information on federal efforts and challenges, we also sent standardized questionnaires to seven states and two cities. GAO recommends that the National Security Staff ensure the strategy considers (1) existing federal efforts, (2) challenges, and (3) assessment of nonfederal capabilities. GAO provided a draft of this report to the National Security Staff, and the federal, state and city officials who contributed information. The National Security Staff acknowledged the accuracy of the report, but did not comment on the recommendation.
- Notes:
- Title from cover screen (viewed on Nov. 2, 2011).
- "October 2011."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "GAO-12-55."
- OCLC:
- 759440595
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