Public Health Practices April BRIEF - Partnerships with Public Safety

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ENHANCING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

April 2013 BRIEF

Welcome to Public Health Practices BRIEF, a shorter version
of our monthly UPDATE newsletter. It's our way of delivering curated
and often hard-to-find tools and practices right to your inbox.

In this issue:

Public Health Partnerships with Public Safety

Fire fighters: Gila National Forest

Wildfires + communication

Arizona worked with public safety agencies to maintain steady communication with people in the path of a wildfire. View Practice

Chemical emergencies

An Ohio county created a group comprising health and fire agencies to plan for chemical emergencies. View Practice

Moving flu samples

Louisiana partnered with state police to quickly transport flu samples from hospitals to laboratories during the H1N1 pandemic. View Practice

Keeping vulnerable kids safe

Arizona worked with Child Protective Services to ensure that abuse reporting and hearings would continue during an emergency.

View Practice

Pandemic communications on campus

University of Wisconsin police established a virtual EOC and directed much of the campus response to H1N1. View Practice

K-12 emergency curriculum

Michigan worked with state police to develop an emergency preparation curriculum for schools. View Practice

In the path of a volcano

A Washington military agency created educational tools to help children learn what to do during a volcanic eruption. View Practice

Using videoconferencing

Virginia and West Virginia worked with police and other organizations to train community-based organization staff on vulnerable populations.

View Practice

Responding to a shooting

Texas worked with police and fire agencies to respond quickly and thoroughly to the Fort Hood shooting. View Practice


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