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Recent Developments

• HHS Announces Emergency Preparedness Grants (8/13/07)
• MCHC's Illinois Hospital Disaster Volunteers Program (8/10/07)

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Other Resources

• GAO Reports on Federal Preparedness Program Performance Measures
• NIMS Implementation Activities for Hospital and Healthcare Systems Implementation FAQs (4/13/07)
• Illinois Department of Public Health: Emergency Contact and Request Procedures (11/21/06)
• AHRQ Issues Disaster Preparedness Resource for Pediatricians
• NIMS Implementation Activities for Hospitals and Healthcare Systems
  - NIMS Alert (9/12/06)
  - Organizational Adoption
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• IDPH Special Needs Shelter Planning (10/23/06)
• Hospital Incident Command System
• Hospital Health Alert Network (Jan. 2006)
   

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