Emergency Preparedness

�� Region 8 PHEPR

Region 8 Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response works with public health partners in Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, and Yakima Counties to prepare them to respond to public health emergencies.� If our responders are not prepared, they cannot help the community, you, and your family.� (see attached brochure)

Focus

� Plans

� Best Practices

� Information Resources

� Partnerships

� Surge Capacity

What We Do

� Epidemiology

� Exercise Development and Evaluation

� Materials Development

� Training

� Database Development

� Plan Development and Review

� Community Presentations

� Information Resources Research and Development

� Partnership Development

� Surge Capacity

What We�ve Done

� Trainings

� Exercise Evaluation

� Plan Development Assistance

� Coalition Development

� Job Action Sheets

� 24/7 System Capacity Testing

� Database Development

� Multimedia Presentations

� Training Resource Library

� Emergency Preparedness Kits and Training

� Points of Dispensing (POD) Evaluations

� Provider Notebooks

Planning

Plans provide a structure for response.

Region 8 PHEPR has plans for a variety of public health situations and staff is available to provide information and guidance in plan development.�

Plans developed and maintained include:

Region 8 Emergency Response Plan

Region 8 Healthcare Systems Plan

Business Continuity Planning

Make plans for your business before something happens.

http://www.ready.gov/business/

http://flu.gov/

How to Volunteer

Follow these steps to volunteer:

Medical Professionals

WAHVE (Washington Health Volunteers in Emergencies) is a web-based registry for Washington healthcare professionals who are willing to provide their time, skills, and knowledge during a public health emergency or disaster.�

1) Register in WAHVE.��

2) We strongly recommend that you then volunteer with a Medical Reserve Corp or other volunteer-based community response team. See your local emergency management office for more volunteer opportunities.� Contact information is listed below under Region 8 Partners.

Medical Reserve Corps register, train and organize people interested in offering assistance during a public health emergency or disaster.� No medical background is required, just a willingness to learn and help.� There are two Medical Reserve Corps units in Region 8 under development.

3) Visit your local emergency management office and complete an emergency worker volunteer application.� Contacts can be found below under Region 8 PHEPR Partners.

Non-Medical Volunteer
(yes, there�s lots of non-medical help needed!)

1) Volunteer with a Medical Reserve Corp or other volunteer-based community response team.� See your local emergency management office for more volunteer opportunities. Contact information is listed below under Region 8 Partners.��

2) Visit your emergency management office and complete an emergency worker volunteer application. ��Contact information is listed below under Region 8 PHEPR Partners.

Contact John Franco at 460-4531, johnf@bfhd.wa.gov for more information.�

Training

FEMA: Incident Command System, Emergency Preparedness Training

http://www.training.fema.gov/IS/NIMS.asp

American Red Cross: Disaster response and first aid training

www.redcross.org

Community Emergency Response Teams: Disaster response and emergency preparedness training

http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/

Benton-Franklin CERT

r.jasper@bces.wa.gov

For additional training needs and opportunities, contact Angela Seydel at 460-4532, angelas@bfhd.wa.gov.

Exercises
Plans are regularly tested in different types of exercises with public health and other partners throughout the region.