PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS IN CONNECTICUT Connecticut Department of

PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS IN CONNECTICUT Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner J. Robert Galvin, MD, MPH 2 February 2006

PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS PLANNING Connecticut Department of Public Health Meg Hooper, MPA 2 February 2006

Goals o Integrated and coordinated response of federal, state, regional, and local agencies o Protection of lives and properties o Continued operations and services as normally and effectively as possible in the event of a public health emergency

Connecticut Assets o Governor’s Steering Council o State Department of Public Health: Public Health Preparedness, EMS, Infectious Diseases, Planning, Communications, Level B/C Laboratory o Health Alert Network and Wide Area Network o Integrated Education and Training System o Mobile Field Hospital and Disaster Medical Assistance Team o Local Public Health Departments: 19 health districts and 30 municipal health departments serve 90% of Connecticut’s residents; 39 part-time municipal health departments o Hospital Centers of Excellence, acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, community health centers, practitioners

Emergency Management DHS DEMHS Regional Coordinators Municipalities & Tribes National Response Plan SEOC CT Natural Disaster and Catastrophic Disaster Plans Comprehensive, integrated regional response plans Municipal all-hazard Emergency Operations Plans

Public Health CDC DPH Local Health Districts/ Departments Public Health Preparedness and Response Protocols and Plans CT Public Health Emergency Response Plan Comprehensive, integrated public health annexes to regional and municipal emergency response plans

Health Care HRSA DPH Health Care Providers Health Care Preparedness and Response Protocols CT Public Health Emergency Response Plan CT Emergency Medical Services Plan Comprehensive, integrated surge capacity and institutional emergency response plans

Planning & Response Partners DHS DOD HRSA CDC Others DEMHS, DPS Military DPH, DMHAS DEP, DOAG Etc. Fire, Police, Emergency Managers CT National Guard, Civil Support Team EMS, Local Health, Health Care Mental Health Regional and local response teams Emergency

Emergency Response Plans Emergency Support Functions Annex A - Direction and Control Annex B – Communications Annex C – Warning Annex D - Public Information Needs Annex E - Evacuation Annex F - Mass Care Annex G - Health and Medical Annex H - Resource Management Hazard Specific Protocols Annex A – Earthquake Annex B - Flood and Dam Failure Annex C - Hazardous Materials Annex F - Radiological Hazards Annex E - Lethal Chemical Agents Annex D - Hurricane Annex G - Terrorism Public Health Emergency Response Plan Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive Pandemic Influenza