Acknowledgments
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would like to gratefully acknowledge and thank the following subject matter experts for providing their expertise to the development and review of this handbook: John Hick, M.D.; Michael Loehr, MRP, CBCP; Cynthia Dold, M.P.P., M.P.H.; Ann Steeves, Oregon HPP Region 2 Regional Coordinator; and Linda Scott, B.S.N., M.A.
Prepared for:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20201
Contract No. HHSP23320064154EB
Prepared by:
The CNA Corporation
Institute for Public Research
Editors:
Ann Knebel, R.N., D.N.Sc., FAAN
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Eric Trabert, M.P.H.
CNA
Institute for Public Research
Authors:
Joseph A. Barbera, M.D.
Co-Director of the Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management
The George Washington University
Anthony G. Macintyre, M.D.
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
The George Washington University