New Jersey Preparedness Training Consortium Continuing Education for Health Care Professionals SPH 13 th Annual Summer Institute for Teachers Preparing for Bioterrorism and Other Health Threats August 11, 2006 Patricia L. Fleming, PhD, MS Professor, NJ Medical School & School of Public Health, UMDNJ
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New Jersey Preparedness Training Consortium
Continuing Education for Health Care Professionals
SPH 13th Annual Summer Institute for TeachersPreparing for Bioterrorism and Other Health Threats
August 11, 2006
Patricia L. Fleming, PhD, MSProfessor, NJ Medical School &School of Public Health, UMDNJ
Objectives
• Describe components of NJ’s system for recognizing and responding to health threats
• Identify NJ’s hazards and vulnerabilities
• Identify steps to preparedness– Personal– Workplace/School– Other
The Health Emergency The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response TriadPreparedness and Response Triad
Emergency Management
• New NJ Dept. of Homeland Security
• Office of Emergency Management
• State of emergency
• Local police, fire, rescue
• Incident Command System in disasters
Unified Command
Unified Command(Representatives From Local
Jurisdictions)
Finance/ Administratio
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LogisticsPlanningOperations
EOC Organization
EOC Manager
Coordination Communications
Resource Management
Information Management
Key Public Health Components
• New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
• Laboratory response network
• Local health departments• Local Information Network & Communications
System (LINCS)
NJ Local Information Network & Communications System: LINCS
• 22 local (county/city) public health agencies• Secure, encrypted web portal access and email
messaging • Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Role of LINCS• Staff: epi, nurse, planner, coordinator• NJDHSS networks to > 30,000 local personnel• Communications hub• Coordinate/Activate with local health depts., emergency
management, law enforcement, first responders, hospitals, etc.
• Reporting of listed diseases is required by NJ state law and vital to protecting public health
• See list of reportable diseases in handouts
• Contact local/county health department
• Emergency notification to the state health department:
• 1-609-588-7500• 1-609-392-2020 (after hours)
• Visit http://www.nj.gov/health/cd/izdphome.htm
Chemical Exposure(Poisons, Nerve Agents, Vesicants, Bio-toxins,
Hazardous Chemicals)• Contact your City/county LINCS
• NJ Poison Information & Education System• 24/7 hotline • Emergency treatment advice about exposure to poisons, medications, etc.
• 1-800-222-1222
• NJ Department of Environmental Protection• 24/7 hotline• Report environmental incidents, hazardous chemical exposures
• 1-877-WARNDEP (1-877-927-6337)
• NJ Office of Emergency Management (NJ State Police)• Coordinates all disaster mitigation and response statewide • Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Planning Unit