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Operation Shortbread Is Not Your ‘Cookie Cutter’ MCM Exercise

A line of vehicles at a point of dispensing drill

December 4 is National Cookie Day, which—from a public health perspective—is what makes the scratch-made story of Baltimore County Department of Health and Human Services’ Operation Shortbread a fitting one to tell this time of year. What do cookies have to do with public health, you ask? Before we answer that question, let’s begin with Read More >

December 3, 2018 by Kelcie A. Landon, MPH, Health Communication Specialist, Center for Preparedness and Response, Division of State and Local Readiness5 Comments

Disease Outbreak, Flu, General, preparedness, response

anthrax, Bake Cookies Day, Baltimore, cookies, MCM, medical countermeasures, Operation Shortbread, personal health, PHEP, pod, point of dispensing, public health, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program

Businesses Ready and Willing to Help Communities During Emergencies

During the January 2014 winter storm that crippled the Atlanta metro area and left thousands stranded on the city’s highways, businesses stepped up to the plate to assist those with nowhere to turn. Home Depot opened 26 stores in Georgia and Alabama to shelter stranded travelers, and other local stores like Walgreens, Wal-Mart, and Target Read More >

September 29, 2014 by Blog AdministratorLeave a comment

preparedness, Preparedness Month, response

business, pod, public health, stockpile