The CDC announced grant awards to a number of state and city public health agencies.
Bioterrorism is a silent, but very real threat.
I congratulate the many people in local health departments, the health care system, and public safety agencies who worked so hard to help us win this grant. This grant will help strengthen our local public health system. All New Jerseyans will benefit. Much of the grant will be used to create an Internet-based Health Alert Network. Local health departments, in turn, will be linked to community health and emergency response agencies through a rapid telefax system that can be used to communicate information and coordinate an emergency response.