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Emergency Preparedness Planning Case Study

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Christie Mathison – Performance Expectations
Administrative Duties
5% Administrative duties include but are not limited to the following items; additional items will be assigned by the Co-Chair: • Submit monthly activity reporting this should include any action items, pending areas of concern and future projections. • Visit each CHD Administrator/Director or their designee quarterly. Designee is determined by the respective Administrator/Director.• Visit with the local Emergency Management Director or designee with the CHD preparedness staff. Frequency to be determined by the CHD preparedness staff but should not be less than annually. • Maintain a designation as a Group 1 Responder as outlined in the Emergency Duty and Deployment Policy or …show more content…

Ms. Mathison provided technical assistance to preparedness planners participating in eexercise planning and evaluation, completing and assisting on the PPHR applications. Other items in this expectations were not applicable.
Regional Asset during Public Health and Medical Incidents
5% Prepare to and serve as a regional asset during public health and medical incidents, activations of the State Emergency Response Team and exercises. When the assigned region is impacted respond at the Direction of the Co-chair, when the assigned region is un-impacted, respond at the direction of BPR.
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Regional Preparedness Planning Activities
10% Participate in regional preparedness planning activities including attending local, regional and state meetings as assigned by the RDSTF Public Health and Medical Co-Chair
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Technical Assistance and Support to County Health Departments
70% Provide technical assistance and support to County Health Departments for implementation of preparedness programs. The focus is on the monitoring of the CHD preparedness programs (budgets and work plan). Direction and control is at the direction of RDSTF Co-Chair and BPR
3. Ms. Mathison provided technical assistance to CHDs in Region 2 and 5 on their CHD pilot expectations. Other items in this expectation were not

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