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CDC Releases the BP4 MCM ORR Portfolio and Implementation Fact Sheet
On Friday, October 23, the CDC released the Budget Period 4 (BP4) Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR)...
Oct 26, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Incorporating At-Risk Populations into Medical Countermeasure Planning
Defining “At-Risk” Populations When asked to define which population groups are included under the “at-risk population”...
Sep 15, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Countermeasures Needed to Overcome the MCM Operational Readiness Review
WANTED: Resources to Help State and Locals Defeat the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review As budget period 4 (BP4)...
Aug 13, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Making the Case for Surge Planning: Using Healthcare Coalitions as a Framework
By Geoffrey Mwaungulu, JD, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO During 2014, the...
Jul 29, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
Local Health Department Considers the 49th Hour through Long-Term Mass Prophylaxis...
Anthrax response plans, exercises, and assessments over the past decade have focused almost exclusively on the first 48 hours of the...
Apr 09, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Federal, State, and Local Panelists to Discuss the Operational Readiness Review at...
In the fall of 2014, a sampling of state and local jurisdictions participated as early adopters, completing the Medical Countermeasure...
Apr 07, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
Medical Countermeasure Toolkit Undergoing Revisions: Seeking Past Authors and New...
The NACCHO Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Toolkit, formerly known as the Stockbox, is currently undergoing review by the NACCHO MCM...
Nov 14, 2014 | Guest Author
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup September Report
On September 8, the Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held its third monthly call of the project year. On the call,...
Sep 29, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
New Resources to Assist with Operational Readiness Review Tool Completion
The CDC will conduct a pilot assessment of 62 Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement awardees using the CDC...
Sep 12, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
CDC Releases the BP4 MCM ORR Portfolio and Implementation Fact SheetOn Friday, October 23, the CDC released the Budget Period 4 (BP4) Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR) Portfolio and the BP4 Implementation Fact Sheet. The MCM ORR Portfolio includes the following documents*: BP4 Reference Guide MCM ORR PDF fillable tool MCM ORR Guidance Jurisdictional Data Sheet (JDS) MCM ORR Preparation Guide MCM ORR […] Oct 26, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Incorporating At-Risk Populations into Medical Countermeasure PlanningDefining “At-Risk” Populations When asked to define which population groups are included under the “at-risk population” umbrella in a jurisdiction, the answers could vary greatly from person to person. There are a wide variety of public health preparedness planning considerations that need to be met to ensure specific at-risk groups get access to emergency information and […] Sep 15, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Countermeasures Needed to Overcome the MCM Operational Readiness ReviewWANTED: Resources to Help State and Locals Defeat the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review As budget period 4 (BP4) grant year gets underway, many state and local health departments have begun preparations for the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR) in their jurisdiction. With many local health departments completing the ORR for the first […] Aug 13, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Making the Case for Surge Planning: Using Healthcare Coalitions as a FrameworkBy Geoffrey Mwaungulu, JD, MPH, Program Analyst, NACCHO and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO During 2014, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM’s) Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events organized a series of workshops tasked with identifying opportunities to strengthen regional coordination to ensure effective medical and public health response to... Jul 29, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
Local Health Department Considers the 49th Hour through Long-Term Mass Prophylaxis PlanningAnthrax response plans, exercises, and assessments over the past decade have focused almost exclusively on the first 48 hours of the public health response following a jurisdiction-wide exposure and provision of an initial 10-day supply of antibiotics from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). But mass dispensing of the subsequent 50-day course of antibiotics and administration […] Apr 09, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Federal, State, and Local Panelists to Discuss the Operational Readiness Review at the 2015 Preparedness SummitIn the fall of 2014, a sampling of state and local jurisdictions participated as early adopters, completing the Medical Countermeasure Operational Readiness Review (MCM ORR) for the first time. The 2014 – 2015 year was a pilot year for the ORR tool and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collected in-depth feedback data […] Apr 07, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
Medical Countermeasure Toolkit Undergoing Revisions: Seeking Past Authors and New SubmissionsThe NACCHO Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Toolkit, formerly known as the Stockbox, is currently undergoing review by the NACCHO MCM Workgroup. Tools which have been submitted as best practice examples are being reviewed for continued relevancy, determination if they still contain novel approaches to MCM operational-based planning and exercises, and overall whether they align with current […] Nov 14, 2014 | Guest Author |
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup September ReportOn September 8, the Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held its third monthly call of the project year. On the call, representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the MCM Link Project which is a new engagement strategy to connect with state and local health departments to provide the most up-to-date information, […] Sep 29, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
New Resources to Assist with Operational Readiness Review Tool CompletionThe CDC will conduct a pilot assessment of 62 Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement awardees using the CDC Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Operational Readiness Review (ORR) tool. This will take place during the BP3 grant year (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015). Additionally, at least one Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) jurisdiction per Metropolitan Statistical... Sep 12, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
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