Assessing Hospital and Health Assessing Hospital and Health System Preparedness and System Preparedness and ResponseResponse

Paul Halverson, Dr.P.H.Paul Halverson, Dr.P.H.DirectorDirector

Division of Public Health Systems Division of Public Health Systems Development and ResearchDevelopment and Research

Public Health Practice Program Public Health Practice Program OfficeOffice

Centers for Disease Control and Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPrevention

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.

Public Health SystemPublic Health System

Health Department

Hospitals Public Info

Fire

State Partners

MDs

Mental Health

Voluntary Agencies

Social Services

Churches

Medical Examiner

EMS

Emergency Management

Federal Partners

Civil Defense

Funeral Homes

Labs

An Example of the Local Public Health System: An Example of the Local Public Health System: BioterrorismBioterrorism

Police

Assessing Local Public Health Assessing Local Public Health CapacitiesCapacities

Partnership with the Department Partnership with the Department of Justiceof Justice

An assessment tool to identify An assessment tool to identify emergency response emergency response capabilities and needs for local capabilities and needs for local public health systemspublic health systems

Based on Ten Essential Public Based on Ten Essential Public Health ServicesHealth Services

Public Health SystemPublic Health SystemInfrastructure ModelInfrastructure Model

Basicinfrastructur

e

Essential capabilities

PublicHealth Response Bioterrorism Emerging infections Other health threats

Information& Knowledge

Systems

Information& Knowledge

SystemsWorkforce

CompetencyWorkforce

CompetencyOrganizational

CapacityOrganizational

Capacity

SurveillanceLaboratoryPractice

EpidemicInvestigation

HHS ANNOUNCES $1.1 BILLION IN FUNDING HHS ANNOUNCES $1.1 BILLION IN FUNDING TO STATES TO STATES

FOR BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS FOR BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today sent letters HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today sent letters to governors detailing how much each state will receive to governors detailing how much each state will receive of the $1.1 billion to help them strengthen their capacity of the $1.1 billion to help them strengthen their capacity to respond to bioterrorism and other public health to respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies resulting from terrorism. The money will emergencies resulting from terrorism. The money will allow states to begin planning and building the public allow states to begin planning and building the public health systems necessary to respond. (January 31, health systems necessary to respond. (January 31, 2002)2002)

Public Health Focus AreasPublic Health Focus Areas

A: A: Preparedness and PlanningPreparedness and Planning B: Surveillance & EpidemiologyB: Surveillance & Epidemiology C: LaboratoryC: Laboratory D: Chemical Lab (not applicable)D: Chemical Lab (not applicable) E: HAN/ITE: HAN/IT F: Risk CommunicationF: Risk Communication G: Training & EducationG: Training & Education

Public Health Assessment Web Public Health Assessment Web ResourcesResources

http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/documents/stateinventory.PDFhttp://www.phppo.cdc.gov/documents/stateinventory.PDF

http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/documents/localinventory.PDFhttp://www.phppo.cdc.gov/documents/localinventory.PDF

http://www.phf.org/PerformanceTools/NPHPSPtools-http://www.phf.org/PerformanceTools/NPHPSPtools-EPHS.pdfEPHS.pdf

http://www.astho.org/phiip/pdf/pmstate.pdfhttp://www.astho.org/phiip/pdf/pmstate.pdf

http://www.naccho.org/files/documents/NPHPSP_ http://www.naccho.org/files/documents/NPHPSP_ Local_Final_11-29-01.PDFLocal_Final_11-29-01.PDF

http://nacchoweb.naccho.org/MAPP_Home.asphttp://nacchoweb.naccho.org/MAPP_Home.asp

http://www.nalboh.org/perfstds/perfstds.htmhttp://www.nalboh.org/perfstds/perfstds.htm