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	Date: Monday, December 17, 2001
	Video Coverage: Minnesota Communities' Emergency Preparedness and Response

	About the Topic:
	Don Shelby, WCCO news anchor, moderates a panel discussion on Minnesota Communities' Emergency Preparedness and Response from the State Capitol via a statewide satellite broadcast. Community leaders and stakeholders discuss and provide expert information about emergency preparedness and response at the state and local levels. The panel identifies resources for local government to use for planning purposes. Members of the panel included: Terry Ulshafer, Hermantown Police Chief and Emergency Manager Director; Jane Norbin, Director of Health Policy and Planning, St. Paul/Ramsey County Public Health Department; Gothriel (Fred) LaFleur, Chairman of Preparedness Assessment Committee, Hennepin County Homeland Security; Jerry Rosendahl, Director, Division of Emergency Management of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety; Dr. Richard Danila, Assistant State Epidemiologist, Minnesota Department of Health; Aggie Leitheiser, Assistant Commissioner of the Health Protection Bureau, Minnesota Department of Health; Robert M.A. Johnson, Anoka County Attorney; Dr. Gretchen Stein, President and CEO, Sand Creek Group; Jim Flanders, Minnetonka Assistant Fire Chief, Assistant Director of Emergency Management; and Ron Umble, Weapons of Mass Destruction Coordinator, Federal Bureau of Investigations.