APC Road Show:Billings, Montana
Zarnaaz BashirProgram Manager
Who are the APCs?
• Seven funded local health departments that respond to emerging issues in preparedness and produce innovative tools, technical assistance, and training that other LHDs need to respond to public health emergencies.
The APCs:
Why is this important?
• Meets a LHD need• Precludes unnecessary time and
resources spent on duplication of work
• Improved health outcomes
AREAS OF FOCUSPlanning, training, and/or exercising on…
• Vulnerable populations
• Biosurveillance• Radiological
response• Environmental
health/food safety• Rural health• Mutual aid
• Personal preparedness
• Dispensing issues• Volunteers• Pan flu
preparedness• Risk
communication• Mass fatality
Technical assistance & training
• Mentoring• APC training conferences• Regional meetings• Satellite broadcast/webinars• Presentations
Where are we going?
• Aligning our work with CDC’s priorities
• State partners, ASTHO, SACCHOs• ASPH, PERRCs, CPHPs
Where are we going?
• Marketing• Evaluation• Gap analysis & research
Success factors
• Provide you with tools and training to help enhance your agency’s preparedness capabilities and capacities
• Provide you with a clear understanding of the APC Program
• Provide us with an understanding of preparedness needs for rural health departments
Who are you?
Jurisdiction Served
Attendance at Summit
Familiarity with APCs
Use of APC resources
Attendance at APC training
Your priorities
Group exercise
1. What public health preparedness challenges do you face in your community?
2. What are you hoping to learn from this conference?