Emergency Preparedness Training Framework A model for local

Emergency Preparedness Training Framework: A model for local health departments Emily O Smith, MPH Office of Organizational Development & Training Los Angeles County Department of Public Health APHA Washington, DC November 7, 2007

Purpose To improve Department of Public Health’s operational readiness and timely response to Public Health emergencies through: n Development of a systematic approach to preparing Los Angeles County Public Health employees to respond to emergencies n Provision of a mechanism for employees to increase their knowledge, skills and ability to respond to emergencies n Assurance that the necessary resources are provided to employees to enhance their readiness APHA Washington, DC November 7, 2007 2

Basic Principles n Progressive: n n Employee must achieve performance measures in preceding level before graduating to next level Concrete: Specific online and classroom courses required at each level n Specific resources required at each level n Specific performance measures at each level n APHA Washington, DC November 7, 2007 3

Incident Command System Incident Commander Public Information Officer Liaison Officer Safety Officer Operations Section APHA Washington, DC Planning & Intelligence Section November 7, 2007 Logistics Section Finance & Administration Section 4

Relationship Between Staffing Level and Training Amount of Training ICS Staffing Level APHA Washington, DC November 7, 2007 5

Staffing Ratios and Recommendations n Level 1: All DPH Staff n n Level 2: Field Operations Staff n n 1500 people (~40% of staff) Level 3: Field Operations Leadership Staff n n All 3800 staff (100%) 500 people (~14% of staff) Level 4: DOC/EOC Staff n 100 people (~3% of staff) APHA Washington, DC November 7, 2007 6

ICS Staffing Levels DOC /EOC 4 Field Ops Leadership Field Operations All Staff APHA Washington, DC November 7, 2007 3 2 1 7

Core Competencies for All Public Health Workers n Developed by Columbia University School of Nursing’s Center for Health Policy n Targeted at ALL Public Health Employees APHA Washington, DC November 7, 2007 8

Acknowledgements Many thanks to all of our colleagues for their contributions to this project: Eric Baumgardner n Noel Bazini-Barakat, RN, MSN, MPH n Pablo Valadez n Dee Ann Bagwell, MA, MPH n Kathleen N. Smith, PHN, MPH n Ernesto Hinojos, MPH n APHA Washington, DC November 7, 2007 9

THANK YOU QUESTIONS? APHA Washington, DC November 7, 2007