Tuesday, July 17, 2007

An Introduction from Daniel Boatright, Ph.D.

The Southwest Center for Public Health Preparedness is pleased to debut our online news section, SWCPHP News / Events. We hope to provide timely and insightful information to our colleagues, partners, and all interested parties about Center activities and events. In addition, articles on timely preparedness issues will be presented by our faculty, staff and partners from across the Southwest region and from around the country.
The Southwest Center can only be as successful in performing its mission to assist in preparing the public health workforce from an all hazards perspective to respond more effectively in times of crisis through being an effective member of the larger team that includes the entire range of agencies, organizations and institutions engaged in these critical education and training activities. Our sensitivity to being a team player is exceeded only by the strong desire to contribute to the overall national goal of continual improvement in areas of preparedness and response.
We are grateful to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that funds the activities of the Southwest Center throughout Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma; we appreciate the coordination and support provided by the Association of Schools of Public Health as we execute our mission. We invite our readers to contribute abstracts for articles, areas of interest to serve as points of discussion, and to provide feedback on the usefulness of this venture.
Daniel T. Boatright, Director

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