disaster information specialists program thursday, june 12, 2014
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Disaster Information Specialists ProgramThursday, June 12, 2014
About NACCHO
The National Association of County and City Health Officials
(NACCHO) represents the nation's 2,800 local health departments
(LHDs).
NACCHO’s Mission:
To be a leader, partner, catalyst, and voice for local health
departments in order to ensure the conditions that promote health
and equity, combat disease, and improve the quality and length of
all lives.
Governance of Local Health Departments (by State)
Local = All LHDs in state are units of local governmentState = All LHDs in state are units of state governmentShared = All LHDs in state governed by both state and local authoritiesMixed = LHDs in state have more than one governance type
Population Served by LHDs
Percentage of LHDs with Specific Sources of Revenue for Preparedness Activities for the Most Recently Completed Fiscal Year (2010 and 2013)
Federal (Passed–Through)
State (exc. Federal Pass–Through)
Local
Source Not Known
Private Foundations/Grants
Federal (Direct)
Other
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
84%
19%
16%
7%
2%
5%
3%
80%
20%
17%
8%
6%
5%
1%
2013 2010
Percentage of LHDs
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n(2010)=500n(2013)=457
Cuts Reduce Capacity for Response
LHDs collectively lost 43,900 jobs since 2008. Workforce
losses and gains were roughly equal in 2012, with LHDs
adding 4,000 positions and reducing 4,300 positions.
Estimated Number of LHD Job Losses Over Time
Job Losses (Layoffs or Attrition)
2008 7,000
2009 16,000
2010 6,000
2011 10,600
2012 4,300
TOTAL 43,900
Success Story: El Paso Texas
The City of El Paso Department of Public Health in partnership
with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Regional
Office of the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the
2-1-1 Texas Rio Grande Region will enhance access to health
and emergency preparedness information in El Paso County,
Texas.
Enhance the knowledge of librarians, special-population
healthcare providers, and Community Health Workers (CHWs)
on the functional role local emergency and disaster
organizations, and develop skills to participate and assist in
emergency and/or disaster events.
Increase awareness on local practices and methods of
information sharing, including the use of the 2-1-1, 24/7
Information and Referral system, 911, the State of Texas
Emergency Assistance Registry (STEAR) PAHO’s virtual
library, NLM, and others.
Success Story: Communications
Northeast Texas Public Health District
http://www.accessibleemergencyinfo.com/
Large Print Documents, Braille Documents, Videos
Success Example: HANDI App in Denver
• Mobile application to enhance health
department dispensing efforts
• Registers individuals, monitors
contraindications, tracks immunizations
• Goal: support efficient public health immunization and treatment activities
through rapid collection and transfer of standardized data
• Currently being considered as an adverse event tracking device through
ongoing work with the FDA and NACCHO.
Radiation Legal Project
Examining the state of legal
authorities to ensure we are legally
prepared for a radiological incident
Hurricane Katrina Dispersion Map
Legal Research Questions
1. Can jurisdictions
restrict the movement
of individuals?
Legal Research Questions Continued
2. Can jurisdictions
decontaminate
individuals?
Legal Language Categories
An emergency or public health emergency declaration may clarify/expand the authority
Restriction of MovementNon-Emergency v. Emergency
Emergency Declaration
Some jurisdictions have language limited to infectious and contagious disease
Radiation Legal 2013-2014 Activities
For the Latest Information
http://nacchopreparedness.org/