Emergency Preparedness for Health Commissioners: An Orientation Program for Public Health Executives
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A poster presented at 2009 Public Health Preparedness Summit on developing a curriculum for introducing emergency preparedness and response to new public health executives
![Emergency Preparedness for Health Commissioners: An Orientation Program for Public Health Executives James Garrow; Steve Alles, MD MS; Caroline Johnson, MD; Esther Chernak, MD MPH Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Division of Disease Control ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Abstract The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) Public Health Preparedness Program designed a 3-hour training for public health agency executives and senior staff who were newly appointed to their positions by recently elected officials. Program staff developed a curriculum that reviewed ICS and NIMS, and the Emergency Support Functions outlined in the National Response Framework, emphasizing public health functions. City of Philadelphia Emergency Management plans and operations were reviewed, followed by PDPH-specific plans for a broad range of public health emergencies, including continuity of government plans and mass prophylaxis plans. Tactical communications equipment was distributed and used during the session. The session concluded with tabletop exercises for the department’s senior public health program staff that focused on likely public health emergency scenarios. The exercises required command and control decisions and facilitated both team-building and coordinated decision-making that was useful preparation for real events and disasters. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Part Three – Tabletop Scenarios Three emergency scenarios that would affect the public’s health or The Health Department’s ability to function. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Program Description Part Three – Tabletop Scenarios (continued) Participants](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/cdocumentsandsettingsgarrowjdesktophcotrainingposter02-13-09-090305093306-phpapp01/85/Emergency-Preparedness-for-Health-Commissioners-An-Orientation-Program-for-Public-Health-Executives-1-320.jpg)
