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Join us at the Midwestern Regional Conference to explore agrosecurity practices and emergency management in animal agriculture. Learn from experts in various fields and engage in interactive scenarios to test your knowledge.
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Midwestern Regional ConferenceOctober 7 - 8, 2008St. 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 T01HP001397-05-00.
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
Lessons • Weather and Environmental Disasters • Intentional/Unintentional Threats and Biosecurity Principles • Animal Emergency Management – an Interdisciplinary Effort • Preparedness and Prevention/Mitigation – Part I
Lessons – continued • Preparedness and Prevention/Mitigation – Part II • Response and Recovery • Off-Farm Considerations • Scenarios – Test Your Knowledge
Scenarios • Preparedness and Prevention/Mitigation • Response and Recovery • Animal Emergency Management
Where Is It? http://www.eden.lsu.edu/LearningOps
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Contact Information Andrea Husband University of Kentucky andrea.husband@uky.edu (859) 619-2386 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 T01HP001397-05-00.