Bio-terrorism Preparedness

For over 50 years the
City of Columbia has been committed to providing public health services through its
Health Department.
These services prevent epidemics and the spread of disease, protect against environmental hazards, promote healthy behaviors, prevent injuries and illness, assure the quality and accessibility of health services and monitor the health of the population.

Emergency and Bio-terrorism Preparedness

The Columbia/ Boone County Health Department is an integral part of Federal, State and local planning initiatives to prepare for man-made and natural disasters. In the event of a nuclear, chemical, or biological attack; or an accidental or natural occurrence, the Health Department serves key functions in the detection and investigation of the incident and in assisting and protecting those affected.

For Emergencies and Disease Reporting call the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services toll-free (24 hours a day - 7 days a week): 1-800-392-0272

Local Information and Resources:

Pandemic Flu Response Plan:
Updated November, 2006 - view plan
Smallpox preparedness
Emergency Management - City of Columbia
Local Homeland Security
Columbia Fire Department
Communicable Disease Prevention
Volunteer for the Strategic National Stockpile Program: assist in the distribution of vaccines and other antidotes in the event of a terrorist attack or natural biological disaster.

More information:

The following are resources to help the general public and providers of care/services prepare for and deal effectively with natural and human caused disasters:

Centers for Disease Control - Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Federal Emergency Management Agency - (FEMA)
American Red Cross - Disaster Services
Missouri Homeland Security
Center for the Study of Bioterrorism - St Louis University School of Public Health
State of Missouri Emergency/ Terrorism Response
Monkeypox - information from the CDC
CCCD - U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense: Chemical Casualty Care Division
USAMRIID - U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

*NOTE: The Columbia/ Boone County Health Department makes every effort to ensure the usefulness and inoffensive nature of all its WWW links, but the content of these sites and any of their links are beyond our control. We can take responsibility only for the content of our own site and those internal links which are clearly indicated as our own.

Return to the Columbia/Boone County Health Department Homepage

Go911