Track 3: Ensuring Situational Awareness to Support Decision-Making

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QH46 - Medical Countermeasure Action Plan Data Analysis: National Trends

Speaker(s)

• CW

  Catalina White, MPH

  Medical Countermeasure Specialist
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• JS

  Julie Suzuki Crumly, MS, PhD, MCHES

  Senior Evaluation Specialist
  Contractor for CDC/Center for Preparedness and Response

Moderator(s)

• NS

  Natalie Sanchez, MPH CHES

  MCM Deputy Branch Chief
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

As part of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program, public health departments across the nation will demonstrate operational readiness for a large medical countermeasure (MCM) response. Corresponding activities and timelines outlined in MCM Action Plans pinpoint progress and future programmatic goals, identify barriers, and make use of the data to inform decisions.