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Creating Community Partnerships for Public Health Disaster Response

Creating Community Partnerships for Public Health Disaster Response. Cape Cod Medical Reserve Corps A Community Project of the Dennis Church of the Nazarene www.capecodmrc.org. Cheryl Bushnell, MS, RN, Project Director MRC National Leadership Conference July 9, 2004. Beginnings.

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Creating Community Partnerships for Public Health Disaster Response

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  1. Creating Community Partnerships for Public Health Disaster Response Cape Cod Medical Reserve Corps A Community Project of the Dennis Church of the Nazarene www.capecodmrc.org Cheryl Bushnell, MS, RN, Project Director MRC National Leadership Conference July 9, 2004

  2. Beginnings • Local evolving to regional • Private and Public organizations • Infrastructure building • Implementation • Sustainability

  3. Local Community Involvement • Police • Fire/EMS • Health Department • Neighborhood Watch • Funeral Home • Nursing Facility • Church of the Nazarene

  4. Community Involvement Community of Dennis

  5. Barnstable County Department of Health & Environment Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office AmeriCorps Cape Cod Cape & Islands EMSS Senior Service Corps Cape Cod Council of Churches Visiting Nurse Association of Cape Cod Nazarene Disaster Response – NE District CORD – Cape Organization for the Rights of the Disabled Cape Cod Chapter American Red Cross Regional Community Involvement

  6. State and Federal Involvement • Massachusetts Department of Public Health • Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency • Region I Health and Human Services

  7. Emergency Vaccination Clinic Exercise

  8. Command Structure • Incident Commander – Dennis Health Department • Operations Commander – Dennis Emergency Management Director/Designee • Clinic Manager – CCMRC/ VNA • Public Information Officer – Dennis Health Department

  9. Target Population – 2,500 in 8 hours • Towns surrounding clinic facility • Dennis • Yarmouth • Barnstable • Essential community workforce and families • School personnel and families • Funeral Home employees and families • MRC volunteers and families • Community Advisory group and families

  10. Emergency Vaccination Clinic • Purpose: • Test capacity of MRC as Emergency Preparedness Partner • Planning & Development: • Event and scope of exercise • Develop MOU’s & protocols • Develop workplan and timeline • Develop documentation & communication tools

  11. Emergency Vaccination Clinic, cont. • Execution • Clinical • Operation • Evaluation & Debrief • Communicate • Modify • Improve with training

  12. Clinic Exercise Layout 10 6 7 4 5 5 9 3 8 5 5 5 2 11 7. First Aid 8. Check-out 9. Vaccine Prep 10. Breaks/nursery 11. Data entry 12. Command Center 1.Triage for sick 2. Registration 3. Waiting Area 4. Mental Health 5. Interviewing 6. Vaccinators 1 12

  13. Conclusion • Start planning early • Identify gaps • Prepare documentation • Conduct tabletop exercise • Conduct exercise • Debrief – Bring food • Modify and improve plan

  14. For more information: ContactCape Cod Medical Reserve Corps www.capecodmrc.org Cheryl Bushnell, MS, RN, Project Director Cheryl.bushnell@capecodmrc.org Misty Baker, Project Coordinator Misty.baker@capecodmrc.org Elaine Banta, Administrative Coordinator Elaine.banta@capecodmrc.org Telephone: 508-394-6811 TTY: 508-394-6819

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