title: Current initiatives for emergency preparedness response: commentary on "new challenges for public health care: biological and chemical weapons awareness, surveillance, and response".
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, 461 21st Ave. South, Nashville, TN 37240-1104, USA. betsy.weiner@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Betsy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.forename: Meg
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Irwin
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004189:Disaster Planning; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D024802:Nurse's Role; D016730:Program Development; D011634:Public Health; D023481:Terrorism; D014481:United States; D014611:Vaccination