Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation Sample Clauses

Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation. Countermeasures and mitigation is the ability to distribute, dispense, and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) to reduce morbidity and mortality and to implement appropriate non-pharmaceutical and responder safety and health measures during response to a public health incident. Associated Capabilities • Capability 8: Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Administration • Capability 9: Medical Materiel Management and Distribution • Capability 11: Non-pharmaceutical Interventions • Capability 14: Responder Safety and Health 3. Complete two table top exercises every five years. On to demonstrate readiness for an anthrax scenario, and one for a pandemic influenza scenario. 4. Complete a functional exercise once every five years, focusing on vaccination of at least one critical workforce group, to demonstrate readiness for a pandemic influenza scenario. 5. Demonstrate operational readiness for a pandemic influenza scenario through the 3. Once during this five year project period. 4. Once during this five year project period. 5. Once during this five year project period (completed in BP1 Countermeasures and mitigation is the ability to distribute, dispense, and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) to reduce morbidity and mortality and to implement appropriate non-pharmaceutical and responder safety and health measures during response to a public health incident. Associated Capabilities • Capability 8: Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Administration • Capability 9: Medical Materiel Management and Distribution • Capability 11: Non-pharmaceutical Interventions • Capability 14: Responder Safety and Health completion of an FSE once every five years. November 2019) Domain Activity: Participate in ORRs The Operational Readiness Review will focus on all 15 preparedness capabilities to include pandemic influenza planning and response elements. Beginning in July 2021, CDC plans to expand the XXX to include a comprehensive evaluation of planning and operational readiness based on elements across all 15 public health preparedness and response capabilities. Complete the Operational Readiness Review All PHEP Sub-Recipients June 30, 2022 Domain Activity: Conduct Inventory Management Tracking System Annual Tests Deliverable Due Date Jurisdictions will be required to use respective inventory systems to receive an electronic file, verify receipt, adjust inventory levels, and “return” unused materiel. Real world response that involves the receipt of distributed res...

Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation. Countermeasures and mitigation is the ability to distribute, dispense, and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) to reduce morbidity and mortality and to implement appropriate non-pharmaceutical and responder safety and health measures during response to a public health incident. Associated Capabilities • Capability 8: Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Administration • Capability 9: Medical Materiel Management and Distribution • Capability 11: Non-pharmaceutical Interventions • Capability 14: Responder Safety and Health Domain Activity: Develop and Test MCM Distribution, Dispensing, and Vaccine Administration Plans Deliverable Applies To Due Date Countermeasures and mitigation is the ability to distribute, dispense, and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) to reduce morbidity and mortality and to implement appropriate non-pharmaceutical and responder safety and health measures during response to a public health incident. Associated Capabilities • Capability 8: Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Administration • Capability 9: Medical Materiel Management and Distribution • Capability 11: Non-pharmaceutical Interventions • Capability 14: Responder Safety and Health Operationalize MCM distribution, dispensing, and vaccine administration plans through development, training, exercising, and evaluating these MCM plans. Managing access to and administration of countermeasures and ensuring the safety and health of clinical and other personnel are important priorities for preparedness and continuity of operations. Engage key partners, to include AzCHER, in the development, training, and exercising of plans for MCM distribution, dispensing, and vaccine administration. This includes open and closed points of dispensing (POD) plans and plans to leverage community vaccine providers in large pandemic influenza-like responses. Development, update/review of Medical Countermeasures plans All PHEP Sub-Recipients June 30, 2022, uploaded to the Plans Library folder on the ADHS AZ-PIRE website

Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation. Countermeasures and mitigation is the ability to distribute, dispense, and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) to reduce morbidity and mortality and to implement appropriate non-pharmaceutical and responder safety and health measures during response to a public health incident. Associated Capabilities • Capability 8: Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Administration • Capability 9: Medical Materiel Management and Distribution • Capability 11: Non-pharmaceutical Interventions • Capability 14: Responder Safety and Health Domain Activity: Demonstrate Operational Readiness for Pandemic Influenza For pandemic influenza preparedness planning, all sub-recipients must collaborate with their respective immunizations programs to develop, maintain, and exercise pandemic influenza plans to prevent, control, and mitigate the impact of pandemic influenza on the public’s health and to help meet pandemic vaccination goals for the general population. Pandemic Influenza plan should provide evidence of collaboration with respective immunization programs. If a jurisdiction does not have an immunization program then provide evidence of collaboration with county/state level programs. All PHEP Sub-Recipients June 30, 2022, uploaded to the Plans Library folder on the ADHS AZ-PIRE website

Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation. Countermeasures and mitigation is the ability to distribute, dispense, and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) to reduce morbidity and mortality and to implement appropriate non-pharmaceutical and responder safety and health measures during response to a public health incident. Associated Capabilities  Capability 8: Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx  Xxxxxxxxxx 0: Medical Materiel Management and Distribution  Capability 11: Non-pharmaceutical Interventions  Capability 14: Responder Safety and Health Jurisdictions that use the iCam inventory management system will be required to utilize iCam to receive and verify inventory allotments, adjust inventory based on distribution and electronically “return” unused materiel. Jurisdictions that use a “non-iCam” system will be required to use respective inventory system to receive an electronic file, verify receipt, adjust inventory levels, and “return” unused materiel. Real world response that involves the receipt of distributed resources from ADHS will satisfy this activity. Domain Activity: Update Local Distribution Site (LDS) Survey Review/update the LDS survey form once annual. LDS site information is required for the primary site. Local jurisdictions are encouraged to validate each LDS site with a law enforcement representative at least once every three years. Review/update completed LDS survey form. Using DCIPHER, complete the LDS Site Survey form for both primary and secondary sites. All Counties Tribes (optional) CRI counties Twice Annually Countermeasures and mitigation is the ability to distribute, dispense, and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) to reduce morbidity and mortality and to implement appropriate non-pharmaceutical and responder safety and health measures during response to a public health incident. Associated Capabilities  Capability 8: Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx  Xxxxxxxxxx 0: Medical Materiel Management and Distribution  Capability 11: Non-pharmaceutical Interventions  Capability 14: Responder Safety and Health Domain Activity: Coordinate Non-pharmaceutical Interventions Coordinate with and support partner agencies to plan and implement non- pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) by developing and updating plans for isolation, quarantine, temporary school and child care closures and dismissals, mass gathering (large event) cancellations and restrictions on movement, including border control measures. Plans must: Document applicab...

Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation. Countermeasures and mitigation is the ability to distribute, dispense, and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) to reduce morbidity and mortality and to implement appropriate non-pharmaceutical and responder safety and health measures during response to a public health incident. Associated Capabilities • Capability 8: Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Administration • Capability 9: Medical Materiel Management and Distribution • Capability 11: Non-pharmaceutical Interventions • Capability 14: Responder Safety and Health Throughput estimation is now completed as part of the dispensing full-scale exercise (FSE). However, if a site does not participate in the dispensing FSE (for example, participates in immunization FSE in lieu of dispensing FSE), oral MCM throughput will be measured and information submitted at least once during the five-year period. Alternating each year between anthrax and pandemic influenza scenarios. Complete two table top exercises every five years. On to demonstrate readiness for an anthrax scenario, and one for a pandemic influenza scenario. Complete a functional exercise once every five years, focusing on vaccination of at least one critical workforce group, to Determined by the local jurisdiction, submitted in DCIPHER Once during this five year project period. Once during this five year project period.

Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation. 1. The Provider shall conduct the following activities, throughout the term of the Agreement, to strengthen access to and administration of medical and other countermeasures for pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions and strengthen mitigation strategies: a. Complete the three medical countermeasure drills (facility setup, staff notification, and site activation) using data collection sheets provided by the Department by April 30, 2021, and submit the data collection sheets via email or by uploading it to the Department’s designated County Municipal Health Department (CMHD) SharePoint site to which all Providers have access to, within 60 calendar days of completion of the drill. b. WExercise the activation process for point of dispensing activities at clinic facilities and alternative site locations. The data collection sheets shall be submitted via email or by uploading it to the Department’s designated CMHD SharePoint site to which all Providers have access to, within 60 calendar days of completion of the exercise. This task shall be completed throughout the term of the Agreement. 2. The Provider shall exercise personal protective equipment fit testing, including donning and xxxxxxx procedures for all staff. This task shall be completed by June 30, 2021. Documentation verifying completion of testing shall be submitted to the Department when requested and made available for review during site visits.

Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation. Countermeasures and mitigation is the ability to distribute, dispense, and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) to reduce morbidity and mortality and to implement appropriate non-pharmaceutical and responder safety and health measures during response to a public health incident. Associated Capabilities • Capability 8: Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Administration • Capability 9: Medical Materiel Management and Distribution • Capability 11: Non-pharmaceutical Interventions • Capability 14: Responder Safety and Health • Estimate pandemic vaccine administration capacity based on potential number, types, participation rate, and throughput of vaccine providers and settings. This includes health care provider offices, pharmacies, school-based health centers, worksites and occupational health clinics, hospitals, federal facilities with vaccine administration capabilities, and PODs or dispensing and vaccination clinics that would participate in a pandemic vaccine response. Domain Activity: Conduct Required MCM Exercises CDC requires the following progressive exercises in the 2019-2024 performance period. A real incident that incorporates the same operational elements fulfills any level of exercise requirement for the same operational period. Complete three annual drills that address: facility setup, staff notification and assembly, and site activation. All deliverables apply to CRI counties No later than June 30, 2021, results recorded in DCIPHER

Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation. Countermeasures and mitigation is the ability to distribute, dispense, and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) to reduce morbidity and mortality and to implement appropriate non-pharmaceutical and responder safety and health measures during response to a public health incident. Associated Capabilities  Capability 8: Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx  Xxxxxxxxxx 0: Medical Materiel Management and Distribution  Capability 11: Non-pharmaceutical Interventions  Capability 14: Responder Safety and Health  Estimate pandemic vaccine administration capacity based on potential number, types, participation rate, and throughput of vaccine providers and settings. This includes health care provider offices, pharmacies, school-based health centers, worksites and occupational health clinics, hospitals, federal facilities with vaccine administration capabilities, and PODs or dispensing and vaccination clinics that would participate in a pandemic vaccine response. Domain Activity: Conduct Required MCM Exercises CDC requires the following progressive exercises in the 2019-2024 performance period. A real incident that incorporates the same operational elements fulfills any level of exercise requirement for the same operational period. Complete three annual drills that address: facility setup, staff notification and assembly, and site activation. All deliverables apply to CRI counties No later than June 30, 2021, results recorded in DCIPHER

Strengthen Countermeasures and Mitigation. Countermeasures and mitigation is the ability to distribute, dispense, and administer medical countermeasures (MCMs) to reduce morbidity and mortality and to implement appropriate non-pharmaceutical and responder safety and health measures during response to a public health incident. Associated Capabilities • Capability 8: Medical Countermeasure Dispensing and Administration • Capability 9: Medical Materiel Management and Distribution • Capability 11: Non-pharmaceutical Interventions • Capability 14: Responder Safety and Health 3. Complete two table top exercises every five years. On to demonstrate readiness for an anthrax scenario, and one for a pandemic influenza scenario. 3. Once during this five- year project period.