This program from the University at Albany Center for Public Health Preparedness, provides information concerning the management and prevention of waterborne diseases. Patricia Meinhardt, MD, MPH, MA, discusses the health effects of water pollution that can result from natural, accidental or intentional contamination of water reserves.
After viewing the program, you will be able to:
- Discuss to what extent the U.S. water supplies are vulnerable to terrorist threats;
- Provide at least three examples of potential waterborne biological agents or pathogens; and
- Identify which biotoxin is plant and algae-derived.
Other products that may be of interest to you include:
- Addressing the Threat of Food and Agricultural Terrorism;
- Model Emergency Response Planning for Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Bioterrorist Events; and
- Emergency Preparedness: What's Your Competency?
This project was supported under a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the Association of Schools of Public Health.
