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Emergency Preparedness

Community health centers can play a vital role during emergencies and disasters by being prepared, involved and continuing to have a strong commitment to your community. IPHCA provides resources and technical assistance to health centers to develop emergency operations plan in compliance with federal standards and requirements.

 
 
 
 
Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) Policy Information Notices

     

    Tools & Templates

    Emergency Preparedness Plan Templates for Community Health Centers

    Family/Personal Preparedness Training Slides. 

    Surviving Disasters, A Citizens Emergency Handbook
    A quick reference guide to assist impersonal and family preparedness. (Created by the Illinois Department of Public Health)

    FEMA Emergency Management Institute Trainings [free online courses]
    •   ICS 100.b (Incident Command System-Beginner)— This course assists centers in establishing an Incident Command Team and basic command/control functions in an emergency. [free online training]
       
    • ICS 200.b (ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents)— ICS 200 is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS).
       
    •  IS 700.a (NIMS: An Introduction)—This course introduces and overviews the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.
       
    •  IS 800.b (National Response Framework)— All health centers are mandated to take this course as established by NIMS Element 10. This course explains the federal response mechanisms and how local, State and other agencies work together in federally declared disasters.
    The primary national source for information about pandemic flu.
    Information about emergencies involving bioterrorism, mass casualties, chemicals, natural disasters, severe weather, radiation and other threats.
     
    Information and resources about preparing for emergencies tailored to individuals, businesses and children.
     
    Focuses on vulnerable populations and how to help them recover after the emergency.
     
    Sponsored by the state of Illinois to provide information about emergency threats and actions that can be taken before, during and after an emergency.
    Information and resources to better prepare the state of Illinois for natural, manmade or technological disasters, hazards or acts of terrorism.

     Rural Assistance Center, Emergency Management (http://www.raconline.org/topics/preparedness/) – Information for rural areas on emergency planning. There are free training materials to rural sites as well.

    HRSA Preparedness (http://hrsa.gov/emergency/index.html) – Information compiled by HRSA to address preparedness issues such as a standard operating procedure, associated with rural territories, health centers and medically vulnerable populations .

    National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Emergency Management (http://www.nachc.com/hc-emergency-management.cfm) – Information and tools developed by NACHC on emergency preparedness and continuity of operations planning. These tools are specific to community health centers.

     340B Pharmacy Programs and Disasters  (http://hrsa.gov/opa/340bduringdisasters.htm) – Information on limited flexibility for prescription medications during a declared disaster.

     Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response (ASPR) & Public Health Emergency (http://www.phe.gov/preparedness/pages/default.aspx) – Provides up to date information on preparedness, current emergencies and disasters, and overall program development from the federal level.

     

      

    Staff Contact

    Tsoetsy Harris
    Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
    (217) 541-7407
    tharris@iphca.org  

     

      

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