PUBLIC LAW 107-188—JUNE 12, 2002 116 STAT. 619 "(6) To improve training or workforce development to enhance public health laboratories. "(7) To train public health and health care personnel to enhance the ability of such personnel— "(A) to detect, provide accurate identification of, and recognize the symptoms and epidemiological characteristics of exposure to a biological agent that may cause a public health emergency; and "(B) to provide treatment to individuals who are exposed to such an agent. "(8) To develop, enhance, coordinate, or improve participation in systems by which disease detection and information about biological attacks and other public health emergencies can be rapidly communicated among national. State, and local health agencies, emergency response personnel, and health care providers and facilities to detect and respond to a bioterrorist attack or other public health emergency, including activities to improve information technology and communications equipment available to health care and public health officials for use in responding to a biological threat or attack or other public health emergency. "(9) To enhance communication to the public of information on bioterrorism and other public health emergencies, including through the use of 2-1-1 call centers. "(10) To address the health security needs of children and other vulnerable populations with respect to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. "(11) To provide training and develop, enhance, coordinate, or improve methods to enhance the safety of workers and workplaces in the event of bioterrorism. "(12) To prepare and plan for contamination prevention efforts related to public health that may be implemented in the event of a bioterrorist attack, including training and planning to protect the health and safety of workers conducting the activities described in this paragraph. "(13) To prepare a plan for triage and transport management in the event of bioterrorism or other public health emergencies. "(14) To enhance the training of health care professionals to recognize and treat the mental health consequences of bioterrorism or other public health emergencies. "(15) To enhance the training of health care professionals to assist in providing appropriate health care for large numbers of individuals exposed to a bioweapon. "(16) To enhance training and planning to protect the health and safety of personnel, including health care professionals, involved in responding to a biological attack. "(17) To improve surveillance, detection, and response activities to prepare for emergency response activities including biological threats or attacks, including training personnel in these and other necessary functions and including early warning and surveillance networks that use advanced information technology to provide early detection of biological threats or attacks. "(18) To develop, enhance, and coordinate or improve the ability of existing telemedicine programs to provide health care
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