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CDC live webcast on nuclear and radiological terrorist response this week

Emergency Management Alert, February 1, 2005

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Public Health Training Network this week will feature a satellite broadcast and webcast about public health's response to a nuclear or radiological terrorist incident.

"The role of public health in a nuclear or radiological terrorist incident" program will begin at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 3.

The hour-long broadcast will cover basic information about radiation and the roles and responsibilities of federal, state, local, and public health workers in a nuclear or radiological terrorist attack.

A panel of experts will answer questions, which can be telephoned in or sent via fax during the broadcast or by e-mail before the broadcast to rsb@cdc.gov.

For more information, visit http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5403a7.htm .

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