Update on public health precautions related to orange threat level: Part 2

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Wednesday, December 31, 2003, 18:50 EST (06:50 PM EST)
  
  CDCHAN-00178-03-12-31-UPD-N
  
  Public Health Information and Resources for a Possible Chemical Emergency)
  
  In preparation for any possible public health emergency related to the current orange (high) threat level, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is disseminating a series of notices on potential hazards. This is the second in a series of four updates. This message focuses on possible chemical threats.
  
  During an orange (high) alert public health agencies and clinicians should be prepared to respond to a terrorist event involving chemical agents. Local and state public health and environmental health officials would be the first called upon to respond to protect the public's health.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Chemical Terrorism Disaster Planning Security Measures Terrorism
• Source:
  HAN ; 178
• Series:
  Health Alert Network
• Document Type:
  HAN Health Update
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  3 unnumbered pages
• Issue:
  178
• Collection(s):
  Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7d25a622488771d7579a15e6ff188438564b0c3afef4885516cfd2ab977df98423d2a3cda112f8d84e6e575fa37ae01cb10ca1b5bb5c4268734ce74dc6065819
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25089/cdc_25089_DS1.pdf
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