title: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BIODOSIMETRY AND RADIOLOGICAL/NUCLEAR MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURE PROGRAMS.
abstract: The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is fully committed to the development of medical countermeasures to address national security threats from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents. Through the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise, HHS has launched and managed a multi-agency, comprehensive effort to develop and operationalize medical countermeasures. Within HHS, development of medical countermeasures includes the National Institutes of Health (NIH), (led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases), the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response/Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA); with the Division of Medical Countermeasure Strategy and Requirements, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration as primary partners in this endeavor. This paper describes various programs and coordinating efforts of BARDA and NIH for the development of medical countermeasures for radiological and nuclear threats.
authors: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services , 330 Independence Ave., SW, Room G644, Washington, DC 20201, USA mary.homer@hhs.gov.
authors: Mary J
authors: MJ
authors: Homer
authors: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services , 330 Independence Ave., SW, Room G644, Washington, DC 20201, USA.
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Raulli
authors: Radiation Nuclear Countermeasures Program, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, 5601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892-9828, USA.
authors: Andrea L
authors: AL
authors: DiCarlo-Cohen
authors: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services , 330 Independence Ave., SW, Room G644, Washington, DC 20201, USA.
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Esker
authors: Medical Utilization and Response Integration, Division of Medical Countermeasure Strategy and Requirements, Office of Policy and Planning, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services , 330 Independence Ave., SW, Room G644, Washington, DC 20201, USA.
authors: Chad
authors: C
authors: Hrdina
authors: Radiation Nuclear Countermeasures Program, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, 5601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892-9828, USA.
authors: Bert W
authors: BW
authors: Maidment
authors: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services , 330 Independence Ave., SW, Room G644, Washington, DC 20201, USA.
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Moyer
authors: Radiation Nuclear Countermeasures Program, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, 5601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892-9828, USA.
authors: Carmen
authors: C
authors: Rios
authors: Radiation Nuclear Countermeasures Program, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, 5601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892-9828, USA.
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Macchiarini
authors: Radiation Research Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute; National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services , 9608 Medical Center Drive, Room 3W230, MSC9727 , Bethesda, MD 20892-9727, USA.
authors: Pataje G
authors: PG
authors: Prasanna
authors: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services , 330 Independence Ave., SW, Room G644, Washington, DC 20201, USA.
authors: Lynne
authors: L
authors: Wathen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017146:Models, Organizational; D016730:Program Development; D011634:Public Health; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods; D023481:Terrorism / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services