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Arizona Department of Health Services

Arizona Department of Health Services. Will Humble, Director. Public Health Emergency Preparedness Overview. 1. Top Ten Reasons to Prepare.

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Arizona Department of Health Services

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  1. Arizona Department of Health Services Will Humble, Director Public Health Emergency Preparedness Overview 1

  2. Top Ten Reasons to Prepare Goal: Effectively respond to the public health consequences of all hazards, including infectious diseases, natural disasters, and biological, chemical, nuclear, and radiological events. 2

  3. Reason 10 – Flood Floods in Arizona? Between October 1977 and February 1980, there were seven floods. Phoenix was declared a disaster area three times and 18 people lost their lives. 1966 Salt River Flood

  4. Reason 9 – Active Shooter These responses are largely law enforcement and EMS in nature, but result in a huge, long-term community impact. Big behavioral health response Gabrielle Giffords Shooting

  5. Reason 8 – Extreme Weather(summer or winter) • Extreme weather can dramatically impact the healthcare delivery system • Heat-related illness • Road closures

  6. Reason 7 – Hurricane • Hurricanes in Arizona? • Katrina – over 500 evacuees in Coliseum, nearly 200 in Tucson • Hurricanes can also impact AZ weather

  7. Reason 6 – Earthquake • Earthquakes in AZ? • Seismic activity possible in AZ • Impact from big Southern CA quake – receiving thousands of evacuees with medical needs Northridge, 1994

  8. Reason 5 - Power Outage • Transformer fire June 2011 • 80,000 people no power in Mesa, AZ • Sustained outage would be a major healthcare system emergency

  9. Reason 4 - Wildfire • Biggest recurring threat in AZ – happen every year • Major environmental health response • Evacuation of healthcare facilities and hospitals can be a massive strain on healthcare system Wallow Fire, 2011

  10. Reason 3 –Palo Verde • Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) • Very safe, but threat is real • Numerous federal and state exercises to prepare • ADHS focus is on medical countermeasures and assistance with Mass Care

  11. Reason 2 – Bioterrorism • Unlikely “Black Swan” event with massive public health consequence • Bioterrorism threat is the main reason for the state/local/federal Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) program Anthrax Attacks, 2001

  12. Reason 1 – Pandemic Influenza • Major pandemic like 1918 “Spanish Flu” would be a global catastrophe • Main reason for public health preparedness funding

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