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Technology Partnerships

HEALTH & MEDICAL RESPONSE TEAM. KENTUCKY. ESF-8. Technology Partnerships. Drew Chandler IT / Communications Coordinator Kentucky Department for Public Health Preparedness Branch. Kentucky… at a glance. Boone. Kenton. Campbell. Gallatin. Bracken. Pendleton. Grant. 7. Carroll. 8.

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Technology Partnerships

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  1. HEALTH & MEDICAL RESPONSE TEAM KENTUCKY ESF-8 Technology Partnerships Drew Chandler IT / Communications Coordinator Kentucky Department for Public Health Preparedness Branch

  2. Kentucky… at a glance Boone Kenton Campbell Gallatin Bracken Pendleton Grant 7 Carroll 8 Mason Trimble Lewis Greenup Owen Robert son Harrison Henry Boyd Fleming 13 Oldham Carter Nicholas 6 9 Scott Franklin Shelby Rowan Bourbon Jefferson Bath Elliott Lawrence Fayette Woodford Spencer Montgomery Anderson Morgan Clark Menifee Bullitt Meade Johnson 14 Jessamine Martin Powell Hancock Nelson Mercer Breckinridge Wolfe Henderson Magoffin Madison Washington 3 Daviess Estill Hardin Floyd 5 Lee Union Garrard Boyle Pike 10 McLean Breathitt Webster Marion Larue Ohio Lincoln Jackson Owsley Grayson Rockcastle Knott Crittenden Taylor Perry Casey 11 Hopkins Hart 2 Green Butler 12 Livingston Edmonson Muhlenberg Clay Leslie Letcher Caldwell Pulaski Laurel Adair 4 Lyon McCracken Warren Metcalfe Ballard Russell Barren 1 Knox Logan Marshall Christian Harlan Wayne Todd Carlisle Trigg Cumberland Whitley McCreary Bell Graves Allen Clinton Simpson Monroe Hickman Calloway Fulton Health Planning Regions

  3. Kentucky… at a glance Health Jurisdictions

  4. Roles of ESF-8 • Strategic National Stockpile • Disaster Public Health Operations • Coordination of H&M activities in a disaster • Medical Surge Planning • Special Needs Sheltering • Public Health Response Teams • Pharmaceutical Caches

  5. Communication Gaps • Lack of support from other agencies • Standardized radio frequencies & formats • No common operational platform

  6. Steps for Improvement • Collaboration • Identifying needs • Execution • Evaluation

  7. First Steps Unbridled Response – November 2006

  8. Communication Needs • Incident Management System • Radio communications • Data connectivity • Voice connectivity

  9. Now what?

  10. Partnership • University of Louisville Information Technology Research Center • WebEOC (incident management) • IRMS (inventory management) • MITOC (communications)

  11. Thunder Over Louisville

  12. Missions Thunder Over Louisville - 2007

  13. Missions Kentucky Oaks & Derby - 2007

  14. Communication Needs • Communication package • Data & voice • Redundant connectivity • Support 1-10 clients • Wireless LAN • Ease of use • Use commercial off the shelf parts (COTS)

  15. MITOC-ST™

  16. KPHICS Kentucky Public Health Interoperable Communication System WebEOC IRMS Satellite Radio / Phone Health Alert Network MITOC Mutual-Aid Frequencies Datacast Interactive Television

  17. Current Capabilities • Satellite Radio & Telephone • MITOC • BGAN • Amateur Radio • LMR • Email • GETS • WebEOC • IRMS

  18. Now what?

  19. Steps for Improvement • Collaboration • Identifying needs • Execution • Evaluation

  20. Collaboration • Backup communication system upgrade • Bring communication leads together • Discuss agency-specific projects

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