Cities Readiness Initiative: A National Priority (DVD)

Course Number: DV1516

The Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) is a program to aid cities in increasing their capacity to deliver medication and medical supplies during a large-scale public health emergency, such as a bioterrorism attack. This initiative focuses on a very specific element of preparedness - the ability to distribute medication to a population in a specified time period. CRI is a collaborative, multi-jurisdictional effort between local, state, county, and federal authorities that transcends jurisdictional boundaries. CRI began in 2004 with 21 pilot cities, expanded in 2005 to 36 cities, and increased in 2006 to 72 cities, allowing the program to extend into all 50 states. This broadcast is designed to give an overview of CRI for preparedness planners and city officials. This broadcast serves as the CRI Executive Brief.

TARGET AUDIENCE: Governors, mayors, executive decision makers, city and state directors of health, city and state bioterrorism coordinators, city and state directors of homeland security, emergency managers, directors of public safety/police, county commissioners, county health directors, county sheriffs, city police chiefs, state and local SNS planners, and other city and state government leaders.

MATERIALS: Participants need access to a computer with either internet access or a CD drive (for the CD version). Or participants will need to have access to a television connected to a working VHS or dvd player.

Archived broadcast can be viewed at http://www2.cdc.gov/PHTN/cri/default.asp. Contact your State Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Consultant to request a videotape or CD. For further information, contact SNS_PPB@cdc.govv.

PREREQUISITES: Learners should be governors, mayors, executive decision makers, city and state directors of health, city and state bioterrorism coordinators, city and state directors of homeland security, emergency managers, directors of public safety/police, county commissioners, county health directors, county sheriffs, city police chiefs, state and local SNS planners, and other city and state government leaders who have recently been introduced to CRI.

DEVELOPED BY: CDC/COTPER/DSNS