Strategic National Stockpile
Summary
The Strategic National Stockpile is a national stockpile program created as a resource for all. Because few state or local governments have the resources to create sufficient stockpiles on their own, the federal Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile in 1999.
Today, it is known as the Strategic National Stockpile as it has more than just pharmaceuticals or medicines. The Stockpile will help state and local jurisdictions prepare for a concerted response to a large-scale natural disaster or an act of terrorism. It is a national repository of antibiotics, chemical antidotes, antitoxins, vaccines, medical equipment and supplies. The Stockpile is designed to deliver these critical medical assets either by ground or by air. These critical medical assets are based on "Category A" Threat Agents.
Category A Threat Agents:
Smallpox, anthrax, botulism, viral hemorrhagic fevers, plague, tularemia, and chemical Nerve Agents
If the biological or chemical agent is known, the Stockpile can provide large shipments of specific material; this is known as the Vendor Managed Inventory. The request for the Stockpile's assets must come from the Governor or the Governor's designee. States and local governments must have a procedure in place to assure efficient delivery to possibly exposed individuals.
To read about the SNS Emergency Response Approach, click on the following:
SNS: A Five-Tiered Emergency Response Approach
SNS Planning Guide
Public information at points of dispensing:
"Dispensing Center Orientation" script for video/DVD
"Vaccination Center Orientation" script for video/DVD
For more information, please go to this site: www.bt.cdc.gov/stockpile/index.asp
Contact Delila Bruno at (406) 444-1611 or e-mail dbruno@mt.gov
