CDCs Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Stefan Weir, Program Services Depu

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CDCs Coordinating Office for Terrorism
Preparedness and Emergency Stefan Weir,
Program Services Deputy ChiefDivision of State
and Local Readiness
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Vision People protected public health prepared.

• Mission Prevent death, disability, disease and
  injury associated with urgent health threats by
  improving preparedness of the public health
  system, the healthcare delivery system and the
  public through excellence in science and
  services.

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COTPER Organizational Structure
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Division of State and Local Readiness (DSLR)
Donna Knutson Director (Acting)
Jackie Fisher Consuelo Bex Executive Assistants
Christa Singleton Associate Director for Science
Melinda Williams DBS Team Lead
Pam Lutz Deputy Director (Acting)
COTPER/ECO Ann OConnor
COTPER/SIO Stephanie Zaza
Vacant Associate Director for Program Planning
and Development
Vacant Senior Policy and Issues Manager
Linda Tierney Public Health Analyst (COTPER/ECO
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Vacant Public Health Analyst
Craig Thomas Chief, Outcome Monitoring and
Evaluation Branch
Susan True Chief, Program Services Branch
Julie Wasil Deputy Branch Chief
Stefan Weir Deputy Branch Chief

David Hurst Data Management Team Lead
Prachi Mehta Informatics Team Lead
Karen Willis Galloway Team Two Lead
Jerilyn Gilbert Team One Lead
Wanda King CPHP Team Lead
Keesler King Team Three Lead
5-12-2008
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All Hazards Approach

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CDCs Preparedness Goals
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COTPER Strategic Functions

• Provide strategic direction to the Agency
• Allocate resources
• Ensure accountability by integrating budget and
  performance
• Serve as central POC for key stakeholders
  (state/local health officials public health
  organizations, federal agencies, other partners)

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Division of State and Local Readiness

• Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative
  Agreement
• Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP)
  Cooperative Agreement
• Building Partnerships (funded and non-funded)
• Providing and Coordinating Technical Assistance,
  Resources and Consultation

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Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative
Agreement

• Provides funds to 62 public health departments to
  strengthen all hazards preparedness/response
• Supports collaborative planning with Canada and
  Mexico
• Supports pandemic influenza preparedness
  specifically
• Supports readiness in the major metropolitan
  areas across the country
• Promotes the measurement of preparedness through
  performance measures
• Emphasizes increasing preparedness through drills
  and exercises, their evaluation and subsequent
  improvements

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PHEP Funding BY 8 (current year) National
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Opportunities to Connect

• Have you seen your states Public Health
  Emergency Preparedness Plan? Your countys?
• Do you know your states Preparedness Director?
• Do you have representation on your states
  preparedness Advisory Committee?
• Do you/a representative serve on a subgroup
  regarding mass vaccination, sheltering,
  alternative care sites, vulnerable populations?
• Have you shared your Repatriation emergency plan
  with your states Preparedness Director?

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Questions