Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Come plague, storm or bomb, most U.S. states unprepared: report

Reuters: If you're someone who worries about how first responders and hospitals in your town would perform after a hurricane like Sandy, a Joplin tornado, an anthrax mailing, an outbreak of bird flu or other health threat, a new study has some pointers: stay away from Kansas and Montana. But you might want to consider moving to Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Vermont or Wisconsin. On Wednesday, two nonprofit groups released "Ready or Not?", a 79-page analysis of public health preparedness - that...

URL: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-health-preparednessbre8bi0wb-20121219,0,6535216.story
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