Great Lakes Border Health Initiative's Infectious Disease Emergency Communications Guideline (2009)
A reference utilized by GLBHI members in order to facilitate emergency communications between states/provinces.

Great Lakes Border Health Initiative's Reportable Disease Directory
A reference document which lists all diseases which are currently reportable in each of the participating GLBHI jurisdictions.

World Health Organization's International Health Regulations (IHRs)
The new International Health Regulations (2005), which took effect on June 15, 2007, are a public health landmark for the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Member States. The global community has a new legal framework to better manage its collective defenses against acute public health risks that can spread internationally and have devastating impacts on human health as well as unnecessary negative interference on trade and travel.

Western New York Public Health Alliance's Guide to Multi-jurisdictional Collaborations 
This document is a resource tool developed by the Western New York Public Health Alliance for leaders in Public Health Emergency Preparedness who seek answers about their community's capacity to respond to disasters. It is designed to be a simple tool one can use to access existing essential resources, identify gaps and provide examples of laws, inter-jurisdictional cooperation agreements, collaborations, documents, policies, practices, procedures and activities.  Additionally, it will address the various formal and informal means to develop agreements, the potential legal issues these agreements may generate and the benefits and liabilities governments and their agents may reasonably expect when entering into such agreements.

An Information Exchange Program Evaluation: Canadians Enrolled on Epi-X in 2007
Initial summary of the Epi X - CIOSC information exchange program between the GLBHI states and the province of Ontario.

BEST PRACTICES
CDC Public Health Law Program
Established in 2000, the CDC Public Health Law Program, located in the Office of the Chief of Public Health Practice in the CDC Office of the Director, seeks to improve the health of the public through law.

Mutual Aid Agreements
This site contains resources such as a menu of suggested provisions for public health mutual aid agreements

Development of Public Health Memorandums of Understanding - A How-To Guide
Developed in late 2007 by public health attorneys and officials representing U.S. federal, state, and local governments, Canadian federal and provincial entities, and Tribes in partnership with the CDC's Public Health Law Program and the Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER ), this document can be used as a guideline to develop local and state/provincial memorandums of understanding.

Sample Memorandum of Understanding between a Local Health Department and Tribal Health Services
A sample MOU provided by Wisconsin's Ashland County Health Department and Bad River Health Services.

Sample Operational Plan for Moving Emergency Medical Services Staff and Resources Across the Washington and British Columbia Border
The purpose of this plan is to establish a process for the timely and efficient movement and use of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) staff and resources across the Washington and British Columbia border in the event of a declared emergency following a catastrophic event or a localized Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) that overwhelms the EMS capacity of a border jurisdiction.

RESOURCES
Centers for Public Health Preparedness Resource Center
The Centers for Public Health Preparedness Resource Center, is a free online repository of terrorism and emergency response training and educational resources developed by the CDC-funded Centers for Public Health Preparedness.  Search under "Topics" for Cross-Border Preparedness.

Western New York Public Health Alliance's Tools for Public Health
Guides and reports developed by WNYPHA for public health professionals to use in emergency planning.

GLBHI's FTP site (password protected)
A file-sharing site for use of GLBHI partners.