Results from the 2009 Public Health Preparedness Summit

Cristin Corcoran – Portland Metropolitan Area CRI Planner

Dana Henderson – San Francisco CRI PlannerLisa Dillard – DSNS, CDC

Closed POD SWOT Analysis

OMB Disclaimer

The findings and conclusions in this presentation are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) Objective: To discuss strategies to help public health establish

partnership opportunities with various sectors within the community to support Closed POD planning

By understanding major similarities and differences in what is important to various sectors, public health planners can tailor Closed POD recruiting messages and refine technical assistance methods appropriately

Presentation includes: Results of the SWOT analysis conducted during the 2009

Public Health Preparedness Summit in San Diego, CA Tools to assist state/local public health agencies conduct

a SWOT analysis with an emphasis on Closed POD planning

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– Community Based Organizations

– Faith Based Organizations– Private Industry– Federal Agencies– Colleges/Universities

2009 Public Health Preparedness Summit: Interactive session involving 60+ participants from state

and local public health departments. Participants were divided into 5 of

the most common sectors participating as Closed PODs across the country and conducted a SWOT analysis of that particular sector.

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2009 Public Health Preparedness Summit: The following series of Venn Diagrams represent the results of

the brainstorming session during the SWOT– Commonalities are presented in the large middle circle– Unique features of specific sectors are presented in the smaller

outside circles A complete report of the findings accompanies this

presentation Commonalities

Unique to Sector

Unique to Sector

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Contact Information

Cristin Corcoran: Cristin_Corcoran@co.washington.or.usDana Henderson: Dana.Henderson@sfdph.orgLisa Dillard: lsw9@cdc.gov

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