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IN THIS ISSUE
Practices on our Web site
that illustrate how jurisdictions
are addressing 3 of the 15
Public Health Preparedness
Capabilities
- Community Preparedness
- Community Recovery
- Emergency Operations Coordination
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Emergency Public Information and Warning
- Fatality Management
- Information Management
- Mass Care
- Medical Countermeasure Dispensing
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Medical Materiel Management and Distribution
- Medical Surge
- Non-pharmaceutical Interventions
- Public Health Laboratory Testing
- Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation
- Responder Safety and Health
- Volunteer Management
List source: CDC's Public Health Preparedness Capabilities: National Standards for State and Local Planning
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ABOUT OTHER AGENCIES?
What other jurisdictions are doing
TO ADD TO A PROPOSAL?
Strategies your peers have used
TO GET TO A DECISION?
What you need to make the case
Need it faster?
*Natalie Vestin, MPH, is program coordinator for Public Health Practices.
If it's on our Web site,
Natalie will know where to find it!
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ABOUT US
PublicHealthPractices.org
is a joint project between the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) in Washington, DC, and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota.
The Web site is a one-stop shop for concrete tools and strategies to respond to the health consequences of disasters and emergencies. Learn more about us here.
UPDATE is prepared and published monthly by the project staff at CIDRAP, and past issues are available on the site.
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VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT
IN THIS PRACTICE: Mesa County Advanced Practice Center developed a toolkit that uses just-in-time training to integrate volunteers into a healthcare response in the fairly rural region around Grand Junction (CO), which experiences an influx of skiers each winter and must be prepared to care for unexpected numbers of people during an emergency.
Details here
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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
IN THIS PRACTICE: During the H1N1 pandemic, the North Carolina Division of Public Health used a video-conferencing system that allowed for studio-quality images and sound with call-in and e-mail question capacity, remote presentations, and the ability to project slides with written information and graphics. Local agency staff and partners could view the conferences from their desktops or other convenient locations.
Photo: citrixonline
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SURVEILLANCE + INVESTIGATION
IN THIS PRACTICE:
When H1N1-related illness in Michigan schools prompted closures, public health officials shifted to an active event surveillance system that made possible a daily report of the number of closures in each county and included maps that showed real-time closure and re-opening status as well as community impact assessments.
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15 CAPABILITIES
What is your agency doing
to meet the national preparedness standards
set by the CDC?
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