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Prevention naturally assumes preparedness.
CDC staff therefore assumed the role of developing the public health portion of the Office of Justice Programs' Assessment and Strategy Tool Kit, as part of its State Domestic Preparedness Equipment Program. The Public Health Performance Assessment Instrument for Emergency Preparedness is based on a framework of the ten essential services of public health. This tool affords public health organizations and policy makers the opportunity to determine their systems' capabilities to respond to acute public health emergencies. In order to assist state and local officials in completing the public health assessment, CDC sponsored a Live Satellite Broadcast and Web Cast on May 10, 2000. During this program, representatives from CDC and other agencies gave more background about the program.