South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Region 7 Advanced Practice Center

2. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Region 7Advanced Practice Center

3. Advanced Practice Center • An Advanced Practice Center (APC) serves the public health community by providing tools and resources, educational materials, trainings, and technical assistance to help public health practitioners address local preparedness challenges.

4. History of the APC Program • In 2003, NACCHO, a national organization representing local health departments in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, awarded five local health departments the opportunity to serve as Advanced Practice Centers. • Three additional sites were selected and funded in 2004. • In 2009, SCDHEC Region 7 became an APC.

5. APC Nationwide Sites • Eight APC Sites: • Resources support many topic areas: • Products are continually evaluated and improved. • Mesa County (CO) • Montgomery County (MD) • Multnomah County (OR) • San Francisco (CA) • Seattle & King County (WA) • Charleston (SC) • Tarrant County (TX) • Toledo - Lucas County (OH) Rural Health Personal Preparedness Risk Communication Dispensing Issues Pandemic Influenza Mass Fatality Volunteers Vulnerable Populations Biosurveillance Radiological Response Environmental Health Food Safety Mutual Aid

6. Innovative Tools and Resources • All APC products are FREE of charge. • Many of the products are available in Microsoft WORD and PDF formats. • Most products are CUSTOMIZABLE to fit the needs and identities of local communities. • Products address Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) capabilities http://apc.naccho.org

7. On the Safe Side (PHEP) Capabilities • Toolkit addresses elements of the following capabilities: • Medical Countermeasure Dispensing • Medical Material Management and Distribution • Medical Surge

8. Lessons Learned • In order to effectively respond, you must maintain: • Personal safety • Safety of your coworkers • Safety of the workplace and integrity of the physical environment • Safety of the patients • If you fail to do these, your efforts to provide care will be compromised.

9. On the Safe Side • Toolkit Components: • Law Enforcement and Healthcare Workshop Template • Point of Dispensing Site Security and Traffic Management Assessment • Hospital Security Assessments • Security-Based Tabletop Exercise Template

10. Toolkit Goals • Enhance security planning for public health emergencies • Engage law enforcement in planning for and responding to public health emergencies • Enhance security planning for points of dispensing • Enhance security planning for hospitals during surge situations

11. LAW ENFORCEMENTANDHEALTHCARE WORKSHOP

12. Workshop Template • Purpose: • Engage law enforcement in public health preparedness planning • Educate law enforcement about their role in public health emergencies • Raise awareness among public health and healthcare systems that law enforcement is a vital component of the public health infrastructure

13. Workshop Template Components Materials Resources User Guide Planning Matrix Additional Resources • Save The Date Flyer • Registration Form • Workshop Agenda (Additional Topics) • Participant Evaluation • Staff Observation Form

14. HOSPITAL SECURITY

15. Hospital Security Assessments • Purpose: • Provide hospitals and law enforcement with a resource for developing security and traffic management plans for mass surge events • Places information in one place for easy reference • Can be used to plan for security and traffic management at other healthcare supported locations (Alternate Care Sites, Decontamination Sites)

16. Hospital Assessment Components Materials Resources User Guide Additional Resources • Emergency Preparedness Contacts • Mass Surge Assessment • Mass Surge Site Diagrams • Infrastructure Assessment • Infrastructure Site Diagrams

17. POINT OF DISPENSING SITE SECURITY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

18. Point of Dispensing Assessment • Purpose: • Provide public health and law enforcement with a resource for developing a security and traffic management plan for a point of dispensing. • Places information in one place for easy reference. • Can be used to plan for security and traffic management at other public health supported locations (Community Reception Center, Special Medical Needs Shelter, MOSTT Site, Closed PODs).

19. POD Components Materials • Point of Dispensing Site Security and Traffic Management Assessment • Site Diagrams Resources • User Guide • Additional Resources

20. SECURITY-BASEDTABLETOP EXERCISE

21. Tabletop Exercise Template • Purpose: • Test POD Assessment • Test Hospital Assessments • Plan for allocation of law enforcement resources in response to a public health emergency

22. Tabletop Components Materials Resources User Guide Additional Resources • Save The Date Flyer • Registration Form • Agenda and Objectives • Exercise Scenario • Facilitator Guide • Participant Handout • Participant Evaluation • Staff Observation Form

23. SITE DIAGRAMS

27. APC Contact Information Ann Sports Program Manager - APC SC DHEC – Region 7 843-953-0052 sportsad@dhec.sc.gov