Biosurveillance

Daniel M. Gerstein is a senior policy researcher at RAND Corporation. Previously he served as Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Agent) and Deputy Director of Technology Bureau. He has extensive experience in the field of security

Melinda Moore is a senior physician policy researcher and deputy director of Rand Corporation's Population Health Program. She is also a professor at Pardee RAND graduate school. She worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 20 years.

More than 1 million travelers are processed by the United States every day, and by integration of biomonitoring and detection technologies, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can protect the United States from new diseases that endanger public health I can do it. In this presentation we will clarify the biomonitoring techniques and methods currently used to strengthen US border security and discuss the necessity of new state-of-the-art technology to improve the quality of infection surveillance.

A nationwide biomonitoring strategy requires a coordinated approach to pose a threat to public health and safety. This collaborative approach combines federal, state, local government, private sector, NGO, and international partners to strengthen existing biomonitoring capabilities and to develop new capabilities to manage decision makers and counterparts We will develop. Basic information on these threats This strategy recognizes that fully integrated domestic biomonitoring companies can save human lives by providing basic information to make better decisions at all levels . At the conference, we discuss the implementation strategies of the national biomonitoring strategy and identify core functions.

NACCHO's biomonitoring program maintains and strengthens the integration of local public health officials with federal bio monitoring plans and implementation activities. This is essential to ensure proper and prompt response to any biological threat. NACCHO supports local biomonitoring efforts by sharing important information on the detection capability of LHD biological threats, rapid mobilization and death, and systems, practices, and resources when bioterrorism occurs To remind the public of or new epidemics of infection. By participating in the biotechnology council, NACCHO promotes promising practices and supports projects by holding a telephone conference with the biomonitoring working group to express concern to LHD to Fed and agencies and partners It continues.