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Public Health Emergency Preparedness: collaboration in a consortia . Ann Becker RN Public Health Nurse UMass Amherst, Hampshire College, Amherst College. Emergency Manger ( 1 from UMass Amherst) Environmental Health Managers from each campus Public Safety Representatives
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Public Health Emergency Preparedness: collaboration in a consortia Ann Becker RN Public Health Nurse UMass Amherst, Hampshire College, Amherst College
Emergency Manger ( 1 from UMass Amherst) • Environmental Health Managers from each campus • Public Safety Representatives • Health Services Representatives • Consortia Representative • Public Health • Lunch! The Consortia Emergency Preparedness Table:Who Is there?
A Five College Emergency Manager- We don’t have one Who’s Not at the Table
College Public Information Officers • Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency ( MEMA, The State) • Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH, The State) • Regional Public Health (The County) • Local Public Health ( The Towns) • Regional Schools Emergency Planner • Local Hospital Emergency Planner Who gets Invited on Occasion:
Presidents Resolution for Mutual Aid: “ The member Institutions of Five Colleges agree that they will provide assistance to the extent practical,” • When requested by Incident Commander • Manpower • Technical expertise • Equipment • Supplies • Reimbursement is entitled The Five College MOU
Joint Educational Conference with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health • Emergency Dispensing Site Planning with each campus and with our host towns • Mass Dispensing Drills Public Health CollaborationWhat have we done together?Pandemic Flu
Local Responders, Students, and Staff Emergency Dispensing Site Drill
Joint Activities: • Ordered Vaccine as a consortia • Distribution & storage out of UMass Health Services • UMass Medical Reserve Corps assisted at flu Clinics in our local town and for the campuses Public Health CollaborationWhat have we done together?h1n1 Flu
Five College Response for the town H1N1 Flu Clinic for the town of Amherst
As a result of joint after action reports from H1N1 Public Health Emergency Information Notification Form: Dispatch Central Includes Five Colleges and Host towns Currently Working on Public Health Communications
Joint Information System • Include Public Information Officers from Colleges and Host towns • Virtual or “Center” • Develop MOU’s Public Health Next Steps:JIS
Developing Five College Shelter Plans and MOU’s UMass Regional Shelter Trained Staff Volunteers Equipment Facilities Protocols Also Sheltering
Sheltering Drill Five College Students, UMass Facilities, Amherst College Supplies