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Cities Readiness Initiative

Date of Publication:

3/28/2019

Definition:

A Federally funded, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-managed effort to prepare major cities and metropolitan areas to respond to a large-scale bioterrorist event by dispensing antibiotics and other medical supplies to the entire identified population within 48 hours of the decision to do so.


Source of Definition:

DODI 6200.03: Public Health Emergency Management within the Department of Defense

Last Updated: January 31, 2020
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