CDC’s Office of Readiness and Response has selected the University of Washington Center for Disaster Resilient Communities, in partnership with Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, to create a new Northwest Center for Evidence-Based Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response serving Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and the 272 Tribal Nations in Region 10. This Center is one of 10 across the nation with a focus on improving the uptake of evidence-based strategies and interventions in public health emergency preparedness and…
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CDRC launches the Northwest Center for Evidence-Based Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
The Center for Disaster Resilient Communities, in partnership with the University of Washington’s Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, was awarded funding to launch the new Northwest Center for Evidence-Based Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The award, which includes $978,000 in funding for the first year of work, will serve Alaska, Idaho, Washington and Oregon as part of a national network of 10 regional centers designed to help communities prepare…