1 California’s Multi- California’s Multi- Jurisdiction Jurisdiction Bioterrorism Community Bioterrorism Community Education Exercise Education Exercise Janet Yuen, MPH Janet Yuen, MPH Immunization Branch Immunization Branch California Department of Health Services California Department of Health Services CDC Public Health Preparedness Conference
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Community Education Community Education ExerciseExerciseJanet Yuen, MPHJanet Yuen, MPH
Immunization BranchImmunization BranchCalifornia Department of Health ServicesCalifornia Department of Health Services
CDC Public Health Preparedness Conference
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CA’s Multi-Jurisdiction BT CA’s Multi-Jurisdiction BT Community Education Community Education
ExerciseExercise What it isWhat it is Why we did itWhy we did it How you can adapt itHow you can adapt it
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What does “community What does “community education” mean?education” mean?
Reaching the community by Reaching the community by disseminating information disseminating information through established networks through established networks instead of or in addition to using instead of or in addition to using mediamedia
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TopicsTopics Project OverviewProject Overview PurposePurpose GoalsGoals FeaturesFeatures Local EffortsLocal Efforts Keys to SuccessKeys to Success Replicating the ExerciseReplicating the Exercise
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Project OverviewProject Overview Orchestrated statewideOrchestrated statewide All jurisdictions invited to participateAll jurisdictions invited to participate Local exercises held on January 11, 2005Local exercises held on January 11, 2005 4 training conference calls + assignments4 training conference calls + assignments Conference call 1 week before the eventConference call 1 week before the event Follow-up call after the eventFollow-up call after the event
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PurposePurpose To exercise a jurisdiction’s ability to To exercise a jurisdiction’s ability to
communicate quickly and efficiently in communicate quickly and efficiently in response to a BT eventresponse to a BT event
To build LHD capacity and infrastructure To build LHD capacity and infrastructure to get health alert messages out in their to get health alert messages out in their communities in an emergency communities in an emergency
To build public recognition and To build public recognition and credibility of public health officials credibility of public health officials
capacitycapacity Build LHD capacity to create and Build LHD capacity to create and
maintain partnershipsmaintain partnerships Build LHD capacity to use volunteersBuild LHD capacity to use volunteers Reduce the spread of transmittable Reduce the spread of transmittable
diseasesdiseases Create public awareness about hand Create public awareness about hand
Important basic disease prevention Important basic disease prevention strategystrategy
Routine public health messageRoutine public health message A low anxiety health message that A low anxiety health message that
will not create community alarm will not create community alarm during or after the exerciseduring or after the exercise
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4. Building outreach 4. Building outreach capacitycapacity
4 training conference calls (topics):4 training conference calls (topics): Sept. 15 Sept. 15 orientation, partnershipsorientation, partnerships Oct. 6Oct. 6 how to do MOUs, how to do MOUs, supply supply
planning (logistics)planning (logistics) Nov. 3Nov. 3 media outreach, media outreach,
communication tool kit overviewcommunication tool kit overview Dec. 2 Dec. 2 tracking and documentationtracking and documentation
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5. Evaluating the exercise5. Evaluating the exercise University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Los Angeles,
School of Public Health is conducting School of Public Health is conducting evaluationsevaluations Process evaluationProcess evaluation Survey after the exercise Survey after the exercise
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IMM-819 IMM-819 versionversion
SpanishSpanish ChineseChinese Japanese Japanese KoreanKorean Tagalog Tagalog VietnamesVietnames
Keys to SuccessKeys to Success Provide great customer service to Provide great customer service to
ensure continued interest and ensure continued interest and participation participation
Set clear expectations and goalsSet clear expectations and goals Have excellent content expertsHave excellent content experts Be accessible Be accessible Maintain regular communicationsMaintain regular communications
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Key PartnersKey Partners Deborah C. GlikDeborah C. Glik, , ScD, ScD,
UCLA School of Public UCLA School of Public HealthHealth
Michael L. PrelipMichael L. Prelip, , D.P.A, D.P.A, M.P.H, CHES, UCLA School M.P.H, CHES, UCLA School of Public Healthof Public Health
Chris ChaseChris Chase, , MS, MS, California Distance California Distance Learning Health NetworkLearning Health Network
Scott SouthwardScott Southward, , California Distance California Distance Learning Health NetworkLearning Health Network
Holly SisnerosHolly Sisneros, , MPH, MPH, California Dept. of Health California Dept. of Health Services, Emergency Services, Emergency Preparedness OfficePreparedness Office