Midwestern Regional Conference October 7 - 8, 2008 St. Louis, MO
Andrea Husband Program Coordinator for Agroterrorism and Disaster Preparedness
Sponsors Additional funding provided by the Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program (BTCDP) of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR), grant #5 T01HP
Authors Emergency Preparedness/Agroterrorism Animal and Food Science Ruminant and Equine Veterinary Medicine Public Health and Epidemiology Regulatory Services Biosystems and Ag Engineering
Review Process Federal Agency Representatives APHIS, DHS, CSREES State Agency Representatives Emergency Management, Dept. of Ag EDEN Delegates
Targeted Audiences Cooperative Extension Educators Agriculture Industry Emergency Responders Other Stakeholders
Phases of Emergency Management Preparedness Prevention/Mitigation Response Recovery
Intended Outcomes Identify threats to animal agriculture Improve agrosecurity practices, detection, response, & reporting Mitigate negative economic effects and human health risks
A gro S ecurity S pecialist
Lessons 1.Weather and Environmental Disasters 2.Intentional/Unintentional Threats and Biosecurity Principles 3.Animal Emergency Management – an Interdisciplinary Effort 4.Preparedness and Prevention/Mitigation – Part I
Lessons – continued 5.Preparedness and Prevention/Mitigation – Part II 6.Response and Recovery 7.Off-Farm Considerations 8.Scenarios – Test Your Knowledge
Scenarios 1.Preparedness and Prevention/Mitigation 2.Response and Recovery 3.Animal Emergency Management
Where Is It?
Contact Information USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Additional funding provided by the Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program (BTCDP) of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR), grant #5 T01HP Andrea Husband University of Kentucky (859)