Public Health Emergency Planning

Contents

• General Reference
• Legal Reference
• Agencies and Organizations
• Related MRSC Pages
  • Emergency Management for Water and Wastewater Systems
  • Emergency Planning at the Local Government Level 
  • Emergency Preparedness Planning for a Pandemic

General Reference

• Information for Local Health Agencies and Healthcare Providers - Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, Washington State Department of Health
• Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Standing Together: An Emergency Planning Guide for America's Communities - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 2005 - Results of a roundtable to address problems in coordinated community planning for disasters, particularly as they affect small, rural and suburban communities which may have to support themselves for several days following significant natural or man-made emergencies
• Preparedness - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Terrorism and other Public Health Emergencies: A Reference Guide for Media - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Writing a Disaster Plan: A Guide for Health Departments, University of California Center for Public Health and Disasters, July 2005 - Register and Download from UCLA site - The guide is intended to be used as a reference to aid in disaster plan composition and is based on an all-hazards approach.

Legal Reference

• Public Health Law Program- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Liberties vs Disease () by Denise Rios Rodriguez and Krista L. Callaghan, published in The National Law Journal, August 30, 2004, via Foley & Lardner LLP
• The Centers for Law and the Public's Health -  Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities - A primary, international, national, state, and local resource on public health law, ethics, human rights, and policy for public health practitioners, lawyers, legislators, judges, academics, policymakers, and others 
• Model State Emergency Health Powers Act - The Centers for Law and the Public's Health, Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities
• Northwest Public Health, Fall/Winter 2005 - Issue Contains Articles on Preparedness Legal Information
• Washington State Laws Delineating Health Authority  - MRSC

Agencies 

• Federal
  • CDC Emergency  Preparedness and Response - Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -
  • Federal Emergency Management  Agency (FEMA)
    • Government (Users)
    • Emergency Managers and Personnel (Users)
  • HHS Disasters and Emergencies - Health and Human Services
    • Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    • National Guidance Clearinghouse - Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
    • AHRQ Disaster Response Tools and Resources - Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
    • Development of Models for Emergency Preparedness:  Personal Protective Equipment, Decontamination, Isolation/Quarantine, and Laboratory Capacity - Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
• State
  • Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response - Washington State Department of Health
  • Washington State Emergency Management Division

Need more information?

Feel free to Ask MRSC. Washington cities, counties, and our contract partners can call or email MRSC for more information and advice - free of charge.