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Public Health Preparedness Exercises (Basics of Public Health Preparedness, Module 3)
| Fee: | None |
| Length: | 45 minutes |
| Description: | This module provides a broad overview of public health exercise planning with a focus on the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP). It includes information about how to plan and conduct an exercise, prepare important documentation, and use evaluation results for improvement planning, as well as providing resources and tips for conducting successful exercises. |
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Learning Objectives
- Explain the importance of using exercises to prepare for public health emergencies
- Describe the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program or HSEEP
- Discuss the phases of the exercise planning process following the HSEEP doctrine
- Identify personnel needed for exercise planning and implementation
- Describe the purpose of exercise documentation
- List key tips for conducting an exercise
- Describe the exercise evaluation process
- Cite examples of lessons learned from past exercises
Training Personnel
| Author: | Kasey Decosimo, MPH |
| Narrator: | Rachel Wilfert, MD, MPH, CPH |
| NCIPH Reviewer: | Allison George, MPH, MCHES |
| Subject Matter Expert Reviewers: | Susan Sullivan, RN-BC, MS, Public Health Nurse Consultant, Training/Exercise Facilitator, Public Health Preparedness and Response Branch Central Regional Office, North Carolina Division of Public Health Michelle Rich, BS, RHEd, Program Consultant, Public Health Preparedness and Response Branch Western Regional Office, North Carolina Division of Public Health |
The author(s) and reviewer(s) of this training have no personal financial relationships with commercial interests relevant to this presentation to disclose. Author, narrator, reviewer affiliations listed were current at the time of training development. | |
Competencies and Capability Functions Addressed
This training addresses selected applied epidemiology, core public health, and public health preparedness and response competencies and public health preparedness capability functions. (Please note: The competencies included on this site are just a few of the public health competencies which have been established. Training participants may find alignment between this training and other competency sets not included on this site.)
| Public Health Preparedness Capabilities |
| Capability 3, Function 4: Manage and sustain the public health response |
| Capability 3, Function 5: Demobilize and evaluate public health emergency operations |
| Public Health Preparedness & Response Core Competencies |
| 3.2. Contribute expertise to the development of emergency plans. |
| 3.3. Participate in improving the organization's capacities (including, but not limited to programs, plans, policies, laws, and workforce training). |
References
Federal Emergency Management Agency. IS-120a. An Introduction to Exercises [online course]. Retrieved from: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS120A.asp
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008). Public Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State by State, a CDC Report on the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement. Retrieved from: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/publications/feb08phprep/pdf/feb08phprep.pdf
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2007). Conducting exercises for preparedness. Public Health Emergency Response: A guide for leaders and responders. Retrieved from: http://www.phe.gov/emergency/communication/guides/leaders/Documents/freo_section09.pdf
Mast, C. (2008). Developing exercise objectives. [PowerPoint]. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008). Retrieved from: http://www.naccho.org/topics/emergency/SNS/upload/Microsoft-PowerPoint-Developing-SNS-Exercise-objectives-using-TAR-2.pdf
Kansas Department of Health and Environment. HSEEP Evaluation Guide: Epidemiological and Surveillance Investigation. Retrieved from: http://www.kdhe-exercises.org/hseep_templates.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Public health preparedness capabilities: national standards for state and local planning. Retrieved from: http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/capabilities/Capabilities_March_2011.pdf
U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Homeland security exercise and evaluation program (HSEEP): Volumes I-III. February 2007. https://hseep.dhs.gov. Accessed March 31, 2012.
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