OMAHA- The University of Nebraska Medical Center is one of 10 regional centers across the United States selected to start a program to help communities prepare for and respond to public health threats. The recognition and five-year funding commitment from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention follow an earlier grant in which UNMC led the development of a new national planning approach to large-scale health crises.

The first annual installment of the grant is about $640,000, said Rachel Lookadoo, principal investigator who also is an assistant professor of environmental, agricultural, and occupational health. UNMC announced Thursday it will administer the center for Region Seven of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, serving Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.

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