Surging Forward, Special Needs & Other Challenges

New Jersey calls on Hippocrates to help top officials cope with a major mass-casualty incident with significant international implications; the initial result was a burning success. In Tarrant County, Texas, NACCHO and school nurses put the emphasis on children in fighting the flu and both detecting and controlling the outbreak of other life-threatening diseases. The lessons learned in both situations are available to other states and hereby highly recommended.