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Title: Enhancing Public Health, Health Care System, and Clinician Preparedness: Strategies to Promote Coordination and Communication


1
Enhancing Public Health, Health Care System, and
Clinician Preparedness Strategies to Promote
Coordination and Communication
  • Edward J. Gabriel, M.P.A., A.E.M.T.-P
  • Deputy Director
  • Office of Emergency Management
  • City of New York

2
Health Agency Coordination
Local Agencies/Organizations
State Agencies/Organizations
Federal Agencies/Organizations
Public Health Service
State Dept. of Health
Dept. of Health
State EMS
Dept. of Mental Health
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Dept. of Environmental Protection EMS, PD, FD
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau (PESH)
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
State Emergency Management
Office of Occupational Safety and Health (COSH)
Hospitals
Emergency Management
3
Coordination of Local Agencies Public Health,
Hospitals Emergency Responders
4
One Voice !!!!!!!!!!
5
Incident Command System Decision Making
  • Understanding of how the system coordinates
    multi-agency responses to field and non-field
    emergencies.

6
Local Preparedness Local Resource Stockpiles
7
Syndromic Surveillance Systems
  • Pre-Clinical
  • Over the counter (OTC) pharmaceutical sales
  • Data collection hotlines
  • Medical examiner numbers
  • Suspicious substances
  • Clinical
  • 911 ambulance dispatch
  • Sick leave usage
  • Emergency department visits
  • Clinical laboratory submissions

8
Syndromic SurveillanceIdeal Characteristics
  • Does not rely on physician reporting
  • Data already collected routinely
  • Immediately computerized
  • Population-based
  • Categorized by syndrome

9
Health Care System Provider Protections
MDs, RNs, EMS, Firefighters, Police Officers,
etc.
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