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6/7/2018 What is the Health Strategic Ops. Center? Health Strategic • Health Strategic Operation Center Operations Center (HSOC) • Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC) • Local Distribution Center (LDC) (warehouse) HSOC Grant Areas of Focus Overview of PHEP • PHEP – Public Health Emergency Preparedness • After September 11, 2001 – health departments • Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) needed a bigger role in disaster response. • Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) • Funding allocated to health departments to help counties: • Prepare • Respond • Recover • All counties receive PHEP grants – amount dependent upon population size Overview of PHEP Overview of PHEP 1

6/7/2018 Overview of Hospital Preparedness Overview of HPP – Health Care Coalition Program (HPP) • Collaborates with the health care • In order to alleviate the influx of community to improve emergency patients to hospitals, the coalition’s preparedness and response aim is to strengthen all other health capabilities in the county. care facilities (non ‐ hospital ie: clinics, dialysis centers, etc.) to provide a • HPP areas of focus include: greater support network throughout • Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) the County of Orange. • Hospital Patient Decontamination Response Health Emergency Ops. Center (HEOC) What it is What it is NOT To Support the  Supports the field and their  Does NOT command the operations incident  Aids with various resources  Does NOT control the Areas of Focus incident  Supports service areas with their  Does NOT direct any field incidents and events tactics  Supports the Operational Area (OA) with their health response HEOC  LDC  TRAINING Health Emergency Ops. Center (HEOC) Local Distribution Center (LDC) Its Role • Central shipping location for Medical Counter Measures  Collects information (MCM) within Orange County • Houses surplus disaster supplies for all health care partners, as well as partnering agencies/organizations as needed.  Coordinates actions and communications  Ensures those affected work together in sync  Ensures data, information, and essential information is communicated appropriately. 2

6/7/2018 Training & Exercises Training/Courses Drills/Exercises • National Incident Management System • Monthly (NIMS/ICS) Questions Radio Operations • • Standardized Emergency Management • ReddiNet Operations System (SEMS) Disaster Health Volunteers Notification • • Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) • Annually • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) MCM/SNS/POD • • Decontamination • Hospital Preparedness Program • Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings • State ‐ Wide Medical Health Ex. • HEOC Response – Position Specific • Biological Detection System • Many more upon request • Triennial • John Wayne Airport MCI • Federal Coordinating Center (FCC) 3