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Agroterrorism workshop: engaging community preparedness.

Jeffrey Levin1, Karen Gilmore, Torey Nalbone

  • 1Department of Occupational Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, TX, 75708-3154, USA. Jeffrey.Levin@uthct.edu

Journal of Agromedicine
|October 21, 2005
PubMed
Summary

This workshop effectively trained community leaders on agroterrorism preparedness and response. Participants showed significant knowledge gains and implemented preparedness plans, demonstrating a successful model for widespread community engagement.

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Area of Science:

  • Agricultural security and public health preparedness.
  • Food supply chain vulnerability and terrorism.
  • Community-based risk mitigation strategies.

Background:

  • Agroterrorism involves deliberate contamination of the food supply to harm society.
  • Agriculture has been identified as a vulnerable sector with limited terrorism preparedness.
  • The NIOSH Southwest Center developed a workshop to address this gap.

Framework:

  • A collaborative workshop model involving multiple agricultural and public health organizations.
  • Utilized synchronous two-way interactive televideo to reach a geographically diverse audience.
  • Modules covered food and fiber, livestock, food distribution, and emergency response.

Implementation:

  • Engaged 155 participants across 9 sites, with an additional 13 later joining via video.

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  • Participants included diverse stakeholders from various community leadership roles.
  • Focused on developing community-specific preparedness and response priorities.

    • Implications:

    • Demonstrated statistically significant improvement in participant knowledge acquisition.
    • Six-month follow-up confirmed the implementation of preparedness planning priorities.
    • The workshop serves as an effective, replicable model for enhancing community resilience against agroterrorism.