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Mass care, alternate care sites, and altered triage are receiving renewed attention as public health agencies fulfill the PHEP capabilities and build healthcare coalitions.
In this edition of PHP UPDATE, we'll highlight some older innovative work, along with newer activities to plan for altered standards of care.
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NEW PRACTICES 
TEEN RESILIENCY
Minnesota provided mental health training to teens after a damaging tornado.
WILDFIRE OUTREACH
Arizona kept residents in the path of the Wallow fire informed, updated, and safe.
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IOM GUIDANCE
 IOM released "Crisis Standards of Care: A Systems Framework for Catastrophic Disaster Response" in March 2012. Download the report and/or its templates here.
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ALTERNATE CARE SITES
ILLINOIS
The Chicago Department of Public Health purchased equipment and outfitted buses to provide onboard care to people with oxygen needs during an evacuation.
MINNESOTA
A University of Minnesota center created a free online training for volunteers assisting with an alternate care site. View details.
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MINNESOTA
The Minnesota Department of Health developed a framework to extend hospital resources via the seven core clinical strategies during an emergency.
IOWA  The Iowa Department of Public Health created guidelines and tools to manage patient overload in hospitals, clinics, and alternate care sites. View details.
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TRIAGE AND SCREENING STRATEGIES
NEW YORK
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene built a tool to manage hospital beds and discharge of patients during surge events.
During H1N1, the University of Wisconsin-Madison created telephone triage and treatment protocols and communications materials to manage care for large numbers of ill students. View details.
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ETHICAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION
For more information on the ethics of altering standards of care, have a look at the following practices:
VENTILATOR ALLOCATION
VACCINE SHORTAGE
PANDEMIC CASE STUDIES
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