Once emergency plans are revised and in place, staff will orchestrate joint training exercises with community partners to test portions of the plans. Roles and responsibilities of various components of the newly formed public health infrastructure need to be defined and clarified. Define responsibilities of agencies and departments Develop emergency operations/response plans that describe how personnel, equipment, and other governmental, nongovernmental, and private resources will support and sustain incident management requirements Work is currently underway to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the District Liaisons, and to define how they will interface with county officials during a disaster situation. There is a need for enhanced mechanisms to support public health messaging at the local level. Define responsibilities of agencies and departments Work is currently underway to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the District Liaisons (DLs) and to define how they will interface with county officials during a disaster situation. The responsibilities of the DLs will include facilitating public health messaging at the local level. Need plan for expanding public health capacity in response to surge. Develop scalable strategic plans, based on normal response plans, to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from natural and man-made disasters, as well as acts of terrorism As the role of the District Liaisons is developed, disaster plans will define a method for identifying public health back-up, or a method to increase public health capacity in a surge situation. Need a plan for completing the tasks of the Recovery Period including debriefings, lessons learned, and preparing an After Action Report, systematically resuming functions and services, and providing responder support and recognition. Define and implement the responsibilities for standardized emergency management system planning As the pandemic Influenza Plan is revised, the stakeholders will be asked to develop plans for the Recovery Period. Hospitals and their community partners must proactively collaborate on the development of plans for establishing community Alternative Care Sites; issues to consider include location,
Once emergency plans are revised and in place, staff will orchestrate joint training exercises with community partners to test portions of the plans. Roles and responsibilities of various components of the newly formed public health infrastructure need to be defined and clarified. Define responsibilities of agencies and departments Develop emergency operations/response plans that describe how personnel, equipment, and other governmental, nongovernmental, and private resources will support and sustain incident management requirements Work is currently underway to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the District Liaisons, and to define how they will interface with county officials during a disaster situation. There is a need for enhanced mechanisms to support public health messaging at the local level. Define responsibilities of agencies and departments Work is currently underway to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the District Liaisons (DLs) and to define how they will interface with county officials during a disaster situation. The responsibilities of the DLs will include facilitating public health messaging at the local level. Need plan for expanding public health capacity in response to surge. Develop scalable strategic plans, based on normal response plans, to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from natural and man-made disasters, as well as acts of terrorism As the role of the District Liaisons is developed, disaster plans will define a method for identifying public health back-up, or a method to increase public health capacity in a surge situation. Need a plan for completing the tasks of the Recovery Period including debriefings, lessons learned, and preparing an After Action Report, systematically resuming functions and services, and providing responder support and recognition. Define and implement the responsibilities for standardized emergency management system planning As the pandemic Influenza Plan is revised, the stakeholders will be asked to develop plans for the Recovery Period. Hospitals and their community partners must proactively collaborate on the development of plans for establishing community Alternative Care Sites; issues to consider include location,
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