A Tool for Local, Regional, and State Planners
Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies
Tools and Models for Planning and Preparedness
Part 2: Technical Manual
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Authors:
Tom Rich
Andrea Hassol
The Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory (EPRI) is a tool allowing local or regional planners to assemble an inventory of critical resources that would be useful in responding to a bioterrorist attack. In addition to a Web-based software tool, EPRI includes an Implementation Report, a Technical Manual, and an Appendix.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Installation
3. Setup and Customization
Resources and Resource Types
Location Types
Assignment of Resources to Location Types
Geography
Mapping Setup
4. User Registration Process
Organizations
Locations
Users and User Roles
Registration Wizard
5. Entering Inventory Data
6. Reports
Controlling Access to Reports
Mapping
7. Monitoring Data Quality and Communicating with Data Providers
Sending E-mail to Users
Missing Data
Out-of-Date Data
Switching to Emergency Mode
Appendix—Installation Instructions
AHRQ Publication No. 05-0077-2
Current as of May 2005
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