Emergency preparedness and response capacity assessment tool

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Updated Mar. 11, 2021
  
  Public health preparedness and response is a complex task involving expertise and resources across public health sectors, encompassing public and private enterprises, and extending across international, regional, national, and local stakeholders. The purpose of this document is to guide the country’s Lead Public Health Response Agency /Ministry coordinating the COVID-19 response in determining their emergency preparedness and response capacity needs in the main areas of:
  
  • Public Health Systems Integration (PHSI)
  
  • Rapid Response Teams (RRT)
  
  • Incident Management Systems (IMS)
  
  • Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (PHEOC)
  
  • Risk Communications and Community Engagement (RCCE)
  
  This list of potential activities is not exhaustive. This information will help CDC’s Emergency Response Capacity Team (ERCT) to design and tailor the appropriate technical assistance needs required to enhance the country’s COVID-19 response.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Disaster Planning/methods Disasters Health Services Needs And Demand Needs Assessment Pandemics Public Health Practice Public Health Surveillance
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:820c23cf24fad1620eb39992870efa796cf3d169967b6055dc57dd8d1066c2e3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/117089/cdc_117089_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 75.67 KB ]