Adela Salame-AlfieKaren DavdaSarah Roberts

Director Division of Environmental Health

InvestigationCEH Preparedness and Response

Center for Environmental Health Preparedness

ActivitiesO Reconvened CEH Preparedness GroupO Developing a formal NYSDOH/CEH

Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) PlanO ActivationO StaffingO Supplies and resourcesO Local Health Departments (LHDs)

O State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) “Bunker Basics” course for center staff who provide support to OHEP

Preparedness Health Program Coordinator

CEH DRC Coordinator

Preparedness ActivitiesO Basic Environmental Health Program

Preparedness Class – available by webinarhttp://www.albany.edu/sph/cphce/behp.shtmlO CEH Publications – review/revised/updatedO Preparedness materials inventory

O Updated emergency contact listsO In the Field

O Submission ideas –send to ceheduc@health.state.ny.us

NYSDOH Human Services Coordinator

Office of Public Health Preparedness

GY 10 Extended LHD Deliverables

O First due in GY 10X (2011)

O All guidance was posted to the HCS

O Based on NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready criteria

O OHEP held 6 optional webinars to introduce the documents and provide technical assistance

BP 2 – L-1 Resubmission

O RESUBMIT – UPDATED Documents O Due 4th Quarter (7/15/2014)O All counties must provide an updated plan and

supporting documents, standard TOC (if applicable)O 100% Completed self review

O 25 % of plans will be reviewed at the regional level

O Counties not part of the 25% have the option of being reviewed at their request

Guidance and Empire Planning

O The “Empire” template is currently under revision, new criteria includes: O Additional planning concepts related

to climate change and adaptationO 2011-2012 Added additional detail

and provide a planning template for an LHD Radiological Response Plan.

O Optional Webinars will be conducted to provide an overview of the updated guidance as well as provide assistance for updating LHD plans

Discussion

Q & A