Terrorism Planning Through the Eyes of the Public

["Ansari, Armin" <ASA4@cdc.gov>]

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Redefining Readiness: Terrorism Planning Through the Eyes of the Public

 

On September 14, 2004, the New York Academy of Medicine released the findings of its newest study, Redefining Readiness: Terrorism Planning Through the Eyes of the Public.  This year-long study gave the American people their first opportunity to describe how they would react to two kinds of terrorist attacks: a smallpox outbreak and a dirty bomb explosion. The study found that only two-fifths of the American people would follow instructions to go to a public vaccination site in a smallpox outbreak and only three-fifths would stay inside an undamaged building other than their home after a dirty bomb explosion. The complete report is available at www.cacsh.org/eptpp.html. 





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Armin Ansari, PhD, CHP

Radiation Studies Branch, EHHE, NCEH

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

1600 Clifton Rd, NE (MS-E39) 

Atlanta, GA 30333



Ph: 404.498.1837 Fax: 404.498.1811

AAnsari@cdc.gov