In a test of preparedness for a wide-area health emergency, several hospitals, health agencies and law enforcement agencies, along with the Gwinnett Amateur Radio Emergency Service (Gwinnett ARES), are conducting a test response to a simulated health emergency affecting much of North Georgia. This exercise, scheduled months before Hurricane Katrina focused the nation’s attention on disaster response and communications, will test the response and inter-agency communications capabilities of the participants as they deal with a simulated disaster. Full Story