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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. LETTER REPORT #6, APPENDIX 6-B ACRONYMS AND GLOSSARYAcronymsCDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CHER-CAP Community Hazards Emergency Response Capability Assurance Program CSEPP Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program DHHS Department of Health and Human Services DHS Department of Homeland Security EMS Emergency Medical Services Epi-Aid Epidemic Assistance Investigation FBI Federal Bureau of Investigations FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency GAO General Accounting Office HAN Health Alert Network HSAC Homeland Security Advisory Council HSC Homeland Security Council HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration HSEEP Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program ICS Incident Command System LLIS Lessons Learned Information Sharing (www.llis.org) MIPT Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism ODP Office of Domestic Preparedness PCC Policy Coordination Committee (of the HSC) REP Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction GlossaryAll-hazards: generally contrasted with “agent-specific,” refers to a broad preparedness and response approach to all possible hazards to population health and safety, whether the complete range of known disasters, or specifically the complete range of public health disasters (from naturally occurring to deliberately introduced). Disaster: phenomena caused by natural, technological, or deliberate causes. Term is sometimes used interchangeably with emergency, although the two are not only quantitatively but also qualitatively different. A key difference is that while emergencies call upon largely local resources and response, disasters are of sufficient magnitude to require external resources and personnel for response and recovery (Mothershead, 2003).
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