Outbreaks & Disasters
A public health emergency is an occurrence or threat of an illness or health condition that may be caused by bioterrorism, an infectious agent or biological toxin, a natural disaster, a chemical attack or accidental release which poses a high probability of a large number of deaths or illnesses in the affected population.
Natural Disasters and Severe Weather
- Main Page Public Health
Legal Preparedness materials as they relate to earthquakes,
droughts, floods, hurricanes, and their
aftermath.
Outbreaks
- Main Page
Public Health Legal Preparedness material as they
relate to naturally occurring outbreaks such as SARS and HIV.
- Pandemic Influenza Legal preparedness materials that address
concerns related to a pandemic influenza.
- H1N1 (swine flu) Legal related information related to the 2008-2009 H1N1 ourbreak.
- SARS Legal information related to severe acute respiratory syndrome
Man-Made Disasters
- Main Page Legal materials dedicated to the detection of outbreaks caused by bioterrorism and other materials realted to incidents whose origin is man-made.
