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Spill Drill Thrill
Prepare Your Facility for a Chemical Emergency!

November 28, 2022

Chemical emergencies can happen at any time at health care facilities. The impact may not only be to the facility but patients, staff, and the surrounding community. To assist hospitals and all health care partners, ASPR/TRACIE has developed a “Chemical Emergency Considerations for Health Care Facilities” resource to assist in preparing and responding to chemical emergencies.

Presenter:

  •  Jason Wilken, PHD, MPH, CDC Career Epidemiology Field Officer
  • Danny Kwon, MPH, REHS, California Department of Public Health

Downloadable Materials:

  • Spill Drill Thrill Presentation
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Emergency Planning and Response for Dialysis Centers and Opioid Treatment Programs
Video

July 30, 2018

Facilities that operate dialysis or opioid treament programs can learn about emergency preparedness to assist before, during, and after a critical event. View the 21 minutes video.

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Integrating the Needs of Individuals with Disabilities, and Access and Functional Needs into Hospital Emergency Planning
Breakout session materials from the 2017 Disaster Conference

September 29, 2017

Presented and shared by Steve Storbakken and Kevin Muszynski, both of Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, with CalOES Chief L. Vance Taylor; these materials share techniques and resurces for integrating Access and Functional Needs (AFNs) into your disaster planning.

  • AFN Communities
  • Integration of AFN into EOP
  • HICS AFN Liaison Officer Job Action Sheet
  • DVA AFN blank template
  • DVA AFN sample from Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
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Disaster Preparedness: A Guide for Chronic Dialysis Facilities

March 19, 2014

Following the Loma Prieta earthquake, patients’ access to care was severely impacted by temporary closure of several dialysis facilities. These closures demonstrated an obvious need for additional disaster preparedness for dialysis facilities.

With funding from CMS, the ESRD Network 17 developed a manual entitled “Disaster Preparedness: A Guide for Chronic Dialysis Facilities” which includes best practices for preparing for and responding to disasters based on many lessons learned from the Loma Prieta earthquake.

  • Download the manual: “A Guide for Chronic Dialysis Facilities”
  • Download the manual’s supplemental appendix: “A Guide for Chronic Dialysis Facilities-Supplemental Appendix of Customizable Forms”


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Kidney Community Emergency Response Coalition (KCER)

March 19, 2014

The Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition provides technical assistance to ESRD Networks, Medicare organizations, and other groups to ensure timely and efficient disaster preparedness, response, and recovery for the kidney community.

The KCER Coalition strives to provide disaster preparedness resources to save lives, improve outcomes, empower patients and families, educate healthcare workers, build partnerships with stakeholders, promote readiness in the community, and support the ESRD Network Program.

Take a few minutes to browse the information about the Coalition; Response Teams; and resources for patients, providers, ESRD Networks, and emergency management. Feel free to contact us with any questions.

  • Visit the KCER website
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Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults
A Cross-Sector Guide (CDC)

June 5, 2012

Identifying Vulnerable Older Adults and Legal Options for Increasing Their Protection During All-Hazards Emergencies: A Cross-Sector Guide for States and Communities.

  • Download the Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults Guide
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  • Read the CNN editorial “Are disabled still at risk in disasters?"
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Disability Disaster Planning

July 27, 2010

FEMA Director Craig Fugate’s editorial was featured by CNN  and is entitled “Are disabled still at risk in disasters?”. The article continues to stress the need for disability disaster planning

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  • Read the CNN editorial “Are disabled still at risk in disasters?"
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Operation Full Access
Jackson County Florida Emergency Management Department

March 27, 2012

The Jackson County (Florida) Emergency Management Department has undertaken an initiative entitled Operation Full Access. The program focuses on disability disaster planning and has goals which include:

  • Assessing emergency readiness disaster  vulnerable citizens.
  • Reviewing disaster readiness of the county’s organizations and agencies
  • Convening a Task Force to analyze individual disaster readiness for residents with disabilities, who are transportation disadvantaged, senior citizens, or those who speak limited or no English.
  • For more information, visit the Operation Full Access website
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Pediatric Disaster Planning

March 27, 2012

For more information, please visit the collection of resources on our Pediatric Planning page.

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