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Read this story to find out why Tony Soprano will survive a pandemic

Emergency Management Alert, January 15, 2008

If the bird flu hits, Tony Soprano's chances of surviving are better than most--and not just because he's a fictional character. For Tony exists in a real place called New Jersey, which according to a recent report, ranks high in public health preparedness.

The information appeared in the fifth edition of the annual report, "Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism," issued in December from Trust for America's Health (TFAH), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. In the report, which was funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, TFAH reviewed states on the basis of 10 key indicators of public health emergency preparedness. Examples of factors considered were a state's plans to distribute emergency vaccines, capabilities for testing biological threats, number of Medical Reserve Corps workers within the state, and laws extending liability to healthcare workers.

Other states high on the list include Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska ("Go Big Red!"), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia. Lower on the list is HCPro's home state of Massachusetts (yes, we're packing the car).

So don't be sayin' we never said nuthin' nice about Joisey.

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