Newswise — Michael Shannon, MD, MPH, chief of emergency medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, is available to comment on pediatric aspects of emergency preparedness during natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and their aftermath. Shannon is director of the newly created Center for Biopreparedness, which is charged with developing models for managing a biological, chemical, or radiation event affecting children and their caregivers.

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