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USNORTHCOM,HHS,&Cremation Association of North America

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:31 am
by Readymom
White Papers pdf from Pandemic Influenza meeting with USNORTHCOM, HHS, and Cremation Association of North America March 2006.

Go here to view PDF document: http://www.cremationassociation.org/doc ... ic0603.pdf

(8 pages; key issues) DHS, DOD, Red Cross, US Senate in attendance, and “for the first time” the Private Sector was invited”, such as NFDA, ICFA the international trade association for the cemetery, funeral, cremation and memorial industry, Service Corporation International (SCI), the largest owner of funeral homes, and Batesville Casket Company.

“With the potential of a PI event on the horizon it is critical that deliberate planning and prior coordination affect a synchronized approach … Conclusion… mass fatality/mortuary operations must move to the forefront of disaster planning rather than continue as a topic no one wants to address for all levels of government”.

Originally posted at Fluwiki at: http://www.fluwikie.com/pmwiki.php?n=Co ... sedPersons