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Assessing Bioterrorism Preparedness And Response Of Rural Veterinarians: Experiences And Training Needs, Francisco Soto Mas
Assessing Bioterrorism Preparedness And Response Of Rural Veterinarians: Experiences And Training Needs, Francisco Soto Mas
Francisco Soto Mas
Veterinarians play a unique role in emergency preparedness and response, and federal agencies and academic institutions therefore allocate considerable resources to provide training to enhance their readiness. However, the level of preparedness of veterinarians in many rural regions is yet to be improved. This article reports an assessment of the bioterrorism preparedness, specifically the experience and training needs, of rural veterinarians in North Texas. The study employed a cross-sectional design with a study population that included all veterinarians (N ¼352) in the 37 counties within Texas Department of State Health Services Regions 2 and 3. Data on veterinarians practicing or …
Capacity Building Of Biodefense Informatics For Public Health Preparedness And Response In Rural Regions: Epiinfo, Gis, And Data Management Training, Chiehwen Ed Hsu, Francisco Soto Mas
Capacity Building Of Biodefense Informatics For Public Health Preparedness And Response In Rural Regions: Epiinfo, Gis, And Data Management Training, Chiehwen Ed Hsu, Francisco Soto Mas
Francisco Soto Mas
Emergency informatics such as data management and geographic information systems applications have become an important training agenda for enhancing health surveillance and risk communication in public health emergencies. The free EpiInfo/Epimap software developed by the CDC offering domain knowledge such as health information management may be particularly useful for preparing nonurban jurisdictions often confronting limited resources in dealing with health emergency events. This article describes the delivery of training workshops to enhance the competencies of health workers in biodefense informatics and discusses its implication for delivering education to rural regions.