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Arkansas Dept of Health. CRA Obstacles Met and Overcome Pilot 2007 AND THE FUTURE. Kim R. Sutphin MPH, MBA PHP Senior Epidemiologist AR CRA Lead Coordinator. Acknowledge. James Hicks – PHIN Lead Coordinator Alyce Wagner – Pan Flu Coordinator Deborah Biddle – HAN Unit Coordinator.
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Arkansas Dept of Health CRA Obstacles Met and Overcome Pilot 2007 AND THE FUTURE Kim R. Sutphin MPH, MBA PHP Senior EpidemiologistAR CRA Lead Coordinator
Acknowledge • James Hicks – PHIN Lead Coordinator • Alyce Wagner – Pan Flu Coordinator • Deborah Biddle – HAN Unit Coordinator
Arkansas and Dept of Health • Arkansas & the Department of Health • @ 2.8 million • 1 Centralized Health Department • 75 Counties • 5 Public Health Regions (SE, NE, C, SW, NW) • At least 75 LHU w/few counties with more
Purpose 1. CRA Plan 2. Dates, Places, Demographics of Pilot Sites 3. Successes and Limitations 4. What’s needed to Establish & Run Clinics - Preparation of Pandemic 5. The Future
Arkansas CRA Cycle Arkansas’ CRA Plan Option3 Leadership Priority Project Pilot & Exercises CRA Interoperability & Integration Standardization
Dates, Places, Demo ‘07 Pilot Pilot 1 - 2007 Information November 13th – Saline Co. November 14th – Arkansas Co. Dates Places Demographics Co.Population Saline 94,024 Arkansas 19,884 Total Served in Pilot = 89
Successes & Limitations Successes Limitations • Priority Project • Gave direction for Future of AR CRA • Worked Program and • Identified areas to be addressed • Number served small • After Mass Dispensing of over 160,000 (240,000 by Dec 07,07) • Lag time • Staff unfamiliar with system Lessons Learned
The Future Add into Current Immunization System
Establish and Run Clinic Familiar System Training Exercise Evaluate, Revise, Re-Evaluate
The Future - PHIN CRA 2010 Compliance ExerciseExerciseExercise TrackProgress Policies &Procedures Standardization