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Public Health and Disaster Response

Public Health and Disaster Response. How you can help support the Role of Public Health in Disasters. Objectives. Develop knowledge of the public health system as a network protecting community health. Understand the Public Health Infrastructure.

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Public Health and Disaster Response

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  1. Public Health and Disaster Response How you can help support the Role of Public Health in Disasters

  2. Objectives • Develop knowledge of the public health system as a network protecting community health. • Understand the Public Health Infrastructure. • Identify the purpose of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), “push packages” and Managed Inventory. • Understand how the SNS is distributed within the local community following an emergency. • Comprehend the components of Points of Dispensing (POD) operations for mass prophylaxis. • Realize how MRC volunteers would be used in POD operations. • Recognize the role of the MEDS|POD system in Kansas City metropolitan POD operations.

  3. Public Health System A public health system includes: all public, private, and voluntary entities that contribute to the delivery of public health services within a jurisdiction. • A public health system is: a network of entities with differing roles, relationships, and interactions. • All entities that contribute to the health and well-being of the community are included.

  4. Voluntary Agencies Social Services Churches State Partners Federal Partners Physicians PublicInfo Fire An Example of the Local Public Health System: Bioterrorism Medical Examiner Hospitals Health Department Emergency Management EMS Police Civil Defense Labs Funeral Homes Mental Health

  5. Public Health SystemInfrastructure Model PublicHealth Response • Bioterrorism • Emerging infections • Other health threats Essential capabilities Laboratory Practice Epidemic Investigation Surveillance Basic infrastructure Information & Knowledge Systems WorkforceCompetency OrganizationalCapacity

  6. How you can help • Prepare yourself and family • Advanced Planning • Emergency Kit • Advocate preparedness to your community • Schools • Civic Organizations • Churches • etc.

  7. How you can help, part 2 • Training • Core Medical Reserve Corps Courses • Participation • Training & Exercise Opportunities • Mass Prophylaxis • Point of Dispensing (POD) Clinic Operations

  8. Mass Prophylaxis • Protect the citizens of the affected area(s) from harmful bioterrorism and/or nuclear agents • Must occur rapidly (< 48 Hours) • Requires coordination of public and private sector in unprecedented ways to achieve the objectives

  9. SNS Concept of Operations A 5-Tiered Response Program • 12-Hour Push Packages • Managed Inventory (formerly VMI) • Storage & Rapid Deployment of Vaccines, Antivirals and Antitoxins • Buying Power/Surge Capacity • Technical Advice

  10. Strategic National Stockpile • Medications – Oral and Injectable • IV Fluids and Tubing (no pumps) • Disposables • Vaccines & Anti-toxins • Ventilators • Specific list of contents is closely held

  11. SNS Distribution • Request must come from Governor to CDC and be based upon evidence • Critical medical supplies and equipment to be used when local supplies are depleted or likely to be depleted

  12. SNS – Federal to State • SNS Arrives at State RSS • RSS “unpacks” and “repacks” • Repackaged products delivered to… • Local Public Health Agencies (LPHA) • Regional POD • Other Community Partners • Hospitals

  13. Air and Ground Transport

  14. Operations Overview • Medication Dispensing or Vaccination • Referred to as PODs (Point of Dispensing) • Accommodate large numbers of people • Site not typically used for health care

  15. Example POD Layout

  16. Example Roles • Greeters • Registration • Dispensers • Special Needs Providers • Psychosocial

  17. Greeters

  18. Registration

  19. Dispensers

  20. Special Needs Provider

  21. Psycho-Social Support

  22. Summary • Volunteers are critical for response efforts • Basic concepts and understanding of Incident Command is crucial • Specific training will be simple and relevant to the disaster and your role

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