8/12/14 - A grant will allow a representative from the Livingston County Department of Public Health to get trained in the latest emergency preparedness techniques. The department plans to send Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Ashley Frez to a three-day seminar beginning September 3rd in Anniston, Alabama. The Strategic National Stockpile and Medical Countermeasure Preparedness course is being offered through the Center for Domestic Preparedness, a division of the Department of Homeland Security. It will cover the best practices and techniques to be employed during a large-scale disaster that requires medication to be distributed to the general population as quickly as possible. Related topics, such as how to request the release of medication from the national strategic reserve will also be covered. A grant covering the cost of the seminar, travel, and even lodging and meals was awarded to the department. Department of Public Health Director Diane McCormick says the department already has an emergency distribution plan in place, but the seminar will provide information on new techniques and best practices that could improve it. She went before the countyâs General Government and Health & Human Services Committee last night to request approval with accepting the grant money, which was unanimously granted. She will go before the Finance Committee Wednesday before seeking final approval from the full Board of Commissioners. (TD)
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