Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER)
Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER) : "The mission of the Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER) is to protect health and enhance the potential for full, satisfying and productive living across the lifespan of all people in all communities related to community preparedness and response. To carry out its mission, COTPER (1) fosters collaborations, partnerships, integration, and resource leveraging to increase the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) health impact and achieve population health goals; (2) provides strategic direction to support CDC's terrorism preparedness and emergency response efforts; (3) manages CDC-wide preparedness and emergency response programs; (4) maintains concerted emergency response operations-including the Strategic National Stockpile and the Director's Emergency Operations Center; (5) communicates terrorism preparedness and emergency response activities to internal and external stakeholders". (CDC, COTPER, 2005)
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