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APC Road Show: Orlando, FL

APC Road Show: Orlando, FL. Zarnaaz Bashir Program Manager. NACCHO’s Mission.

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APC Road Show: Orlando, FL

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  1. APC Road Show:Orlando, FL Zarnaaz Bashir Program Manager

  2. NACCHO’s Mission • NACCHO is the national organization representing local health departments. NACCHO works to support efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.

  3. Who are the APCs? • Seven funded local health departments that respond to emerging issues in preparedness and produce innovative tools, technical assistance, and training that other LHDs need to respond to public health emergencies.

  4. The APCs • Cambridge Public Health Department (MA) • Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (MD) • Santa Clara County Public Health Department (CA) • Public Health – Seattle and King County (WA) • Tarrant County Public Health (TX) • Twin Cities Metro (MN) • Western New York Public Health Alliance (rural)

  5. The APCs:

  6. Why is this important? • Meets a LHD need • Precludes unnecessary time and resources spent on duplication of work • Improved health outcomes

  7. Where are we now? ~90 tools available

  8. Vulnerable populations Biosurveillance Radiological response Environmental health/food safety Rural health Mutual aid Personal preparedness Dispensing issues Volunteers Pan flu preparedness Risk communication Mass fatality AREAS OF FOCUSPlanning, training, and/or exercising on…

  9. Technical assistance & training • Mentoring • APC training conferences • Regional meetings • Satellite broadcast/webinars • Presentations

  10. Where are we going? • Aligning our work with CDC’s priorities • State partners, ASTHO, SACCHOs • ASPH, PERRCs, CPHPs • Marketing • Evaluation • Gap analysis & research

  11. Success factors • Provide you with tools and training to help enhance your agency’s preparedness capabilities and capacities • Provide you with a clear understanding of the APC Program • Provide us with an understanding of preparedness needs for rural health departments

  12. Who are you?

  13. Jurisdiction Served

  14. Attendance at Summit

  15. Familiarity with APCs

  16. Use of APC resources

  17. Attendance at APC training

  18. Your priorities

  19. Group exercise • What public health preparedness challenges do you face in your community? • What are you hoping to learn from this conference?

  20. Agenda DAY 1 • APC Overviews • Concurrent Session I • Lunch • Concurrent Session II • Roundtable Discussions • Wrap up

  21. Agenda Day 2 • Breakfast • Concurrent session III • Wrap-up and Evaluation

  22. Your packets • Resource catalog • “Advocate” material • Travel reimbursement form • Evaluation

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