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Public Health Partnerships for Preparedness
Veronica M. Aberle, MSN, RNPeoria City/County Health Department
vaberle@peoriacounty.org
Sarah Buller Fenton, MS, RNCTazewell County Health Department
sfenton@idphnet.com
Laurie Schierer MSWoodford County Health Department
lschierer@bromenn.org
Peoria County 183,000
Tazewell County 128,000
Woodford County 36,000
Total 347,000
Tri-County AreaPopulation
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Peoria County Demographics
Urban Rural Mix
City of Peoria: 112,000
County Total: 183,000
Population: 79% white, 16% African-American, 2% Hispanic, 1.7% Asian and 1.3% other
4 municipalities; 18 independent school districts
Home to 2 research/ teaching medical centers, a Children’s Hospital and a community hospital
Peoria has four Colleges of Nursing; undergraduate and graduate
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Tazewell County DemographicsRural /urban Mix
City of Pekin: 33,857; East Peoria: 22, 638; Morton: 15,198
County Total: 128,000
Population: 97% white, .9% African-American,1% Hispanic, .5% Asian and .6% other
2 Community Hospitals
Woodford County Demographics Rural County
City of Eureka: 4,871
County Total: 36,000
Population: 98.5% white, .3% African American, .7% Hispanic, .3% Asian and .2% other
Health Department contractually operated by BroMenn Health Care
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Regional Health ServicesOSF St. Francis Medical Center
Methodist Medical Medical Center
Proctor Hospital
Pekin Hospital
Eureka Community Hospital
University of Illinois Colleges of Medicine and Nursing
American Red Cross
Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford Health Departments
Advanced Medical Transport ( EMS)
PH Regional Response Planner & Epidemiologist
Established Partners for Health
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Government Partnerships
Illinois River Valley Council of Governments
Mayors
County Boards
ESDA Directors
FBI, Police and Fire Chiefs Associations
Illinois Air Guard 5th Civil Support Team
USDA Research Laboratory
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January, 2000 Hoax Anthrax Threat Peoria Planned Parenthood
June, 2000 Peoria Area Task Force on Weapons of Mass Destruction Medical Subcommittee
March, 2001IEMA – Illinois Terrorism Threat Assessment
February, 2002Tri-County Terrorism Response Coalition
March 6, 2002Community Leaders Meeting
Beginnings
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Mission …”through planning, to coordinate the
response … to protect the lives and property of
the citizens.”
Tri-County Terrorism Response Coalition
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• Unique Partnership: Plan-Train-Exercise-RespondCross Jurisdictional Public/Private Partnership
• Organized Under Leadership of ESDA Directors
• Six standing Committees-First Responders Support ServicesMedical/Public HealthPublic Information
Officers Communications Executive
Focus AreasFunding
Planning
Training
Equipment
Coordinated Response
Resources
Communications
Notification and Procedures
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WMD Medical/Public Health Committee
• Recognition of Public Health as First Responder
• Establish Role of Public Health in Disaster Response
• Goals and objectives focused on education, training, equipment for HazMat, pre-hospital and hospital
• Public Health link to pharmacies to establish prophylaxis plan (state and national stockpile)
• Training and Exercise
• Communications cooperation among partners
• System to monitor readiness
Initial Challenges
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Public Health/Medical Committee
Public Health’s Initial Priorities 2002
Medication/Prophylaxis Distribution
Workforce Development/Staff Training
Surveillance Systems
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Public Health/Medical Committee
June, 2002
• Change of Focus: Public Health planning takes priority.
• Committee to be chaired by a hospital representative and a public health representative.
• Reviewed goals and objectives
• Identified areas for discussion and action
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Discussion Items –
Planning, training, education
Exercises, drills
Environmental sampling
Response teams – IMERT, MRC
Public information
Public Health/Medical Committee
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Public Health/Medical Committee
Action Items -
Resources for nursing/professional support
Regional Cooperation
Mutual Aid Agreements
Exercises and drills
Utilization of Illinois and National stockpiles
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HRSA Grant submitted on behalf of Tri-County Terrorism Response Coalition by the American Red Cross Central Illinois Chapter- 2002
Recruit, train, organize and exercise professional volunteers
Support community needs:
Strategic National Stockpile Deployment
Public Health Emergencies
Public Education on Preparedness
Medical Reserve CorpsResources to Support Public Health
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“Together We Prepare”
Community Education Disaster Preparedness
Public Education: American Red Cross
Focus on families and business:Preparation of Home and familyContinuity of business operations
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Public Information
Cooperative Efforts
• Public Information Officers of Public
Health,
Hospitals and American Red Cross
Planned Coordinated Response
with media
• Joint News Conferences:
Anthrax Threat
Pre-event smallpox
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Coordinated plans, procedures and training
Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers
Utilize Shared Resources
Target Special Populations
Schools and Day Care
Pediatric Prophylaxis Protocols
Children & Adults with Special Needs
Pre-event Community Education
Public Health Emergencies
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Public Health/Medical Committee
Regional Cooperation
• Hospitals
• PH-Regional Response Planning Area
• Pre-event smallpox vaccination program Mock Smallpox Clinic
• Mutual aid agreements Peoria City/County Health Department Tazewell County Health Department Woodford County Health Department
• Surveillance and SNS subcommittees
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• Hospital & Community Pharmacists
• Single Agency Plans
• Regional Public Health Plans
• Regional Multi-Agency/Cross Jurisdictional Plan
Public Health/Medical Committee
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Current InitiativesDOJ Threat Assessment Fall 2003
Collaborative Grant Plan Submitted on Behalf of an expanded 5 county coalition includes:
Equipment, PPE and training plans to be used across
first responder disciplines i.e. Incident Command/Unified Command, Forensic Epidemiology, Cross-system communication
Surveillance Committee: Hospitals (Infection Control) and Health Departments targeting system issues surrounding communication, reporting and isolation and quarantine
Web-based regional exercise, SARS scenario, 5/27/04
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Strengths of Partnerships• Maximize the resources/skills of each
partner
• Unique partnership maintains local controland builds trust among diverse partners
• Promote goals and objectives across the communities
• Grant Awards:Project ImpactMedical Reserve CorpsHomeland Security
• Funding Opportunities in Partnership
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Coming together is a beginning,
Staying together is progress,
And working together is success.
-Henry Ford
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