In response to the events of last September, kaisernetwork.org is providing special coverage of the issues and debates now shaping health policy. Whether the topic is the impact of the economic slowdown on health insurance coverage, new demands on the public health infrastructure, ways to help children cope with tragedy, or the threat of bioterrorism, kaisernetwork.org provides resources to track key health policy and public health developments.

Kaisernetwork.org special coverage connects to the best and most current online information, including:

• webcasts and transcripts of expert discussions, briefings, town meetings, and congressional hearings.
• news summaries on health policy and public health developments;
• official government web sites (e.g., CDC, HHS); and,
• organizations (e.g., APHA, APA) and state resources.

FEATURED WEBCASTS, TRANSCRIPTS, AND ANALYSIS

• "Brunch and Opening Plenary: What is the Real Significance of Bioterrorism?"
  April 7, 2002
  Laurie Garrett, the only journalist to have won a Pulitzer, a Peabody and a Polk, speaks on the real significance of bioterrorism at the American Asssociation of Health Care Journalists' 2002 Annual Meeting.

• "Responding to the Threat of Bioterrorism"
  March 18, 2002
  This California Health Policy Roundtable explores the threat of bioterrorism and the role of the public health system in responding to an attack, the adequacy of the nation's and California's public health infrastructure to address ongoing and emergent public health problems.
  
  ALSO AVAILABLE: View a video excerpt of California Assemblyman Dr. Keith Richman discussing bioterrorism preparedness.

• "How Can We Prepare? Responding to the Threat of Bioterrorism"
  January 16, 2002
  Margaret Hamburg, vice president of Biological Programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative, discusses how the public health community can respond to the threat of bioterrorism in this session of the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy's 2002 National Health Policy Conference.

• 2001 Year in Review: Bioterrorism
  Features analysis by Congressional Quarterly's Samuel Goldreich, major event highlights, and additional resources.

In addition, users may view the current event schedule and sign up for email alerts of upcoming webcasts.