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How to Test, Measure, Exercise, and Improve Preparedness of At-Risk Populations

Practices that may assist in evaluating the preparedness of at-risk populations for an influenza pandemic, either through individual or organizational measures.

The Community Connectors program is a model for how emergency response planners can develop relationships and open lines of communication with diverse members of their community prior...   >> More
The Oklahoma Department of Health developed a Push Partner Program in response to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21, which asked all communities to be prepared to provide...   >> More
Columbia University's Emergency Preparedness Toolkit provides streamlined information, tools, and templates to encourage continuity of operations planning for Community Health Centers...   >> More
An expansive web site created by the Public Health-Seattle & King County Advanced Practice Center describes a collaboration between the health department and community-based...   >> More
Several organizations in northeast Minnesota held a day-long workshop to encourage preparedness among members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities. The health department and its...   >> More
The Public Health Emergency Exercise Toolkit was developed by the Columbia University School of Nursing to guide local public health agency staff in conducting emergency drills and...   >> More
The Montgomery County (MD) Advanced Practice Center developed the Emergency Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities and Group Homes to provide preparedness...   >> More
The National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) developed the NASDDDS Emergency Response Preparedness Self-Assessment Instrument in...   >> More
These documents are part of a detailed toolkit for planning and conducting local mini-Summits or Town Hall Meetings on introductory pandemic preparedness issues. The toolkit is...   >> More

Practices are not comprehensive, endorsed, or evaluated for outcomes. Inclusion here does not imply that CIDRAP or Advisory Committee members endorse the practices.