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RAND panel identifies key components of public health emergency preparedness

A panel of experts convened by the RAND Corp., has recommended actions that communities around the United States should take to be better prepared to deal with bioterrorist attacks, pandemic flu outbreak and other large-scale public health emergencies.The recommendations announced today by RAND, a nonprofit research organization, consist of 16 actions listed under three broad categories.

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