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Mutual aid agreements can be effective tools
to assist U.S. state and local governments, Tribes, Canadian provinces,
First Nations, and Mexican states in sharing information, data,
supplies, resources, equipment, or personnel for the purpose of
protecting the public’s health. Resources which can be accessed
here include:
There are currently several agreements in the works; please visit
often to get the updates. All current additions will be posted and
highlighted on this page (under "new" in the box to the right).
If you have any questions or just want to chat about Mutual Aid,
drop me a line!
Dan
Stier, JD
email: dstier@cdc.gov
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New Stuff
NY Indian Nation SNS MOU
The Tuscarora Nation and the Niagara County (New York) Department of Health have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the purpose of permitting a Nation health facility to be used as a point of distribution of Strategic National Stockpile assets in the event of a public health emergency. The MOU is modeled on a Generic Memorandum of Understanding Between Indian Nations and County Departments of Health developed by the New York Department of Health. Several additional Indian Nations and county health departments are considering entry into comparable SNS distribution MOUs.
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