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Oklahoma State Department of Health

Public Health Emergency Response: Partners in Action!

2 Emergency Preparedness & Response Service

Oklahoma State Department of Health 1000 NE 10 St OKC, OK 73117-1299

Role of Public Health During Times of Disaster

Protect and promote health, prevent disease and injury

Ensure effective coordination of all resources necessary to respond to the environmental, health and medical needs of the population



Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)

Contains 15 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) ESF #8: Public Health and Medical Services

State Coordinating Agency – Oklahoma State Department of Health

State Level: Commissioner of Health Local Level: County Health Department

Administrator

Oklahoma Emergency Management Protocol for

Disaster Response Operations



Public Health Response

All those components of the public health and medical system required to triage, treat, medicate and provide on-going care to the population affected

Local, regional, or state level



Public Health and Medical System Partners

Health departments Hospitals (public, private, federal, Tribal) EMS and non-emergent medical transport

providers Community health centers Nursing homes Private practitioners and clinics Mental health agencies Specialty service providers Support service providers Other



System Challenges

Largely consists of private practitioners and private institutions that function independently

May be competitors

Poor communication between agencies/disciplines

Prone to uncoordinated response efforts

Capacity of the providers can easily be exceeded – medical surge



Surge Management

Hospital Beds and Emergency Departments Field Treatment Facilities Physician Offices and Clinics Health Departments/Mass Medication Decontamination and Isolation Capacity Mental Health Services Laboratory Testing Pharmaceuticals Mass Fatalities Public Information Other



All Hazards Planning

Terrorist Attacks Natural Disasters

HAZMAT Events Disease Outbreaks



Regional Medical Planning Group (RMPG)

Primary Health System Planning Coalition

Led by Metropolitan/Regional Medical Response System

Integrated Emergency Response Plan Development Based on Uniform Strategy

Local/Regional Memorandum of Understanding

Coordinated Response



Medical Reserve Corps

Electronic System for Advanced Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP)

Coordinated Use of Volunteers at the Local, State and Federal Level

Exercises

Response



Command, Control and Management



ESF-8 Coordination Challenges

Health Dept.

Other Partners

EMS Hospitals & Treatment Centers

Guidance and Leadership



Managing Disasters

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

A standardized system for managing response to a disaster or emergency situation

Establishes an Incident Command System (ICS) Command Operations Logistics Planning Finance/Administration

Provides for nationally understood roles Establishes the Incident Action Plan (IAP) Allows for customization based on need Provides for system up/down communication and

integration



Medical Emergency Response Center (MERC)

Serves as the Medical System Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during times of emergency

Staffed by MMRS or RMRS personnel with liaisons for hospitals and EMS

Assists to coordinate medical system response activities including surge management, patient movement, asset distribution and communication.



2009/10 H1N1 Response

Logistics Chief

Kristi Herand

Finance Chief

Ray Hankins

Planning Chief

Lynnette Jordan

Vaccine Control Branch

Don Blose

Epi Operations Chief

Laurence Burnsed

T. Cathey

C. Harvey

P. Lindsey

Legal Officer

Nick Slaymaker

ESF-8 / LNO Officer

Ed Kostiuk

State Health Officer

Edd Rhoades

Phone Bank Unit

Sue Mallonee

Public Health Branch

Tressa MaddenMedical Branch

Mike Abla

Data & ReportingBranch

Lauri Smithee

Incident CommanderScott Sproat

Commissioner

Dr. Terry Cline

Demobilization Unit

Shelly Ames

S. Grube

Procurement Unit

Greg Morley

Time Unit

Mack Harris

Grants

Kristi Herand

Human Resources

Donna Simpson

Situation Unit

Timothy Cathey

Resources Unit

T. Gibson-Agahnia

Documentation Unit

Sally Carter

Tech. Specialists

Patrice Greenawalt

Staff Resources

Donna Simpson

OK MRC Liaison

Debi Wagner

IT Unit

S. Tomlinson

Supply Unit

Ron House

Ground Support UnitSterling Sutton

Communications Unit

Samuel Cannella

Situation Room

Jamie Doepel

WebEOC

Samuel Cannella

HAN

Kimberly Mitchell

EMResource

Bill Henrion

IT Systems & Apps

Jeff Carlisle

Epi Surveillance SysJeannie Thompson

Electronic Lab Reporting

Anthony Lee

MMRS/RMRS Group

Michael Murphy

EMS Unit

Shawn Rogers

HAvBed Reporting

Bill Henrion

Vaccine Plan

Cara Gluck

Poison Control Center

Lee McGoodwin

THD

Dave Cox

OCCHD

Phil Maytubby

Indigent Care Unit

Mike Brown

RSS

Ron House

CHDs

Tina Johnson

Minority Health Unit

Linda Thomas

Vaccine Distribution

Dorothy Cox

Provider Liaison

Ken Cadaret

Safety Monitoring

Marrion Bolar

Data Entry Unit

Charlotte Stout

Lab Group

Gary McKee

Epi Investigations Unit

Becky Coffman

Surveillance Group

Steve Grube

Deputy IC for OPS

Kristy Bradley

Medical Ops Chief

Diana Pistole

JISLeslea Bennet-Webb



Crisis Communication

Response System

Inter-agency communication

Responder communication

Partner communication

Public Information

Joint Information System (JIS)

Press Releases

News Conferences

Interviews

Phone Banks and Call Centers

Documents

Public Health Emergency Response: Partners in Action ... Concurrent - Sproat-P… · Pharmaceuticals ... C. Harvey P. Lindsey Legal Officer Nick Slaymaker ESF-8 / LNO Officer Ed Kostiuk