Strengthen Incident Management for Early Crisis Response. Recipients must maintain open lines of communication between state, tribal, and local health agencies as well as CDC to ensure they are prepared to receive updated guidance and must be able to revise their proposals and tailor their activities based on the nature and scope of the crisis, and the updated supplemental guidance. Upon occurrence of a PHE and receipt of funding under this NOFO, recipients that are not in an active response phase should begin accelerated crisis planning by identifying and assembling, if not already in place, a public health emergency response incident management structure (IMS) that includes subject matter experts (SMEs) best suited for responding to the particular PHE. When recipients are in an active response phase, the incident manager should ensure PHE response activities are coordinated across the response’s functional areas, including those funded by CDC, HHS, and other federal grant programs, including, but not limited to, CDC's Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) and Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) cooperative agreements, where applicable. Following are emergency operations coordination activities applicants should consider. • Appoint a senior representative to coordinate PHE response efforts and lead activation and continuation of IMS structure. • Test, exercise, refine, and implement comprehensive PHE response plans for the funded emergency event. • Manage the response to align with CDC guidance on emergencies and any supplemental guidance related to a specified emergency. • Review and implement jurisdictional PHE protocols. • Assess current capacity and capability and determine decision-making processes and authorities for necessary public health activities. • Provide technical assistance to state, local and tribal health departments, as applicable, on development of PHE response plans and assist in the identification of resources. • Review and implement administrative preparedness plans to ensure emergency rapid hiring and expedited contracting processes are in place. • Organize regular meetings between the PHE response incident manager and the jurisdiction’s preparedness and response partners, both traditional and nontraditional partners, to discuss plans and current progress and to ensure broadly understood decision- making processes are in place. • Review, or develop if needed, an infectious disease preparedness and response plan for the specific event and tailor as appropriate for its impact on their jurisdiction. • Diversify the workforce to ensure representation from diverse communities. • Identify a health equity officer or team to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations are included in response plans. • Stand up emergency operations center. • Establish call centers. • Conduct needs assessment. • Prepare staffing contracts. • Update response and recovery plans.
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Samples: Public Health Crisis Response Cooperative Agreement, Public Health Crisis Response Cooperative Agreement
Strengthen Incident Management for Early Crisis Response. Recipients Applicants must maintain open lines of communication between state, tribal, and local health agencies as well as the CDC to ensure they are prepared to receive updated guidance and must be able to revise their proposals and tailor their activities based on the nature and scope of the crisis, and the updated supplemental guidance. Upon occurrence of a PHE public health emergency (PHE) and receipt of funding under this NOFO, recipients that are not in an active response phase should begin accelerated crisis planning by identifying and assembling, if not already in placeassembled, a public health emergency response incident management structure (IMS) that includes subject matter experts (SMEs) best suited for responding to the particular PHE. When recipients are in an active response phase, the incident manager should ensure PHE response activities are coordinated across the response’s functional areas, including those funded by CDC, HHS, and other federal grant programs, including, but not limited to, CDC's Public Health Emergency Preparedness PHEP and ELC cooperative agreements (PHEP) and Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) cooperative agreements, where applicable). Following are emergency operations coordination activities applicants should consider. • Appoint a senior representative to coordinate PHE response efforts and lead activation and continuation of IMS structure. • Test, exercise, refine, and implement their comprehensive PHE response plans plan for the funded emergency event. • Manage the response to align with CDC guidance on emergencies and any supplemental guidance related to a specified emergency. • Review and implement jurisdictional jurisdictional, PHE protocols. • Assess current capacity and capability and determine decision-making processes and authorities for necessary public health activities. • Provide technical assistance to state, local and tribal health departments, departments (as applicable, ) on development of PHE response plans and assist in the identification of resources. • Review and implement administrative preparedness plans to ensure emergency rapid hiring and expedited contracting processes are in place. • Organize regular meetings between the PHE response incident manager and the jurisdiction’s preparedness and response partners, both traditional and nontraditional partners, partners to discuss plans and current progress and to ensure broadly understood decision- decision-making processes are in place. • Review, or develop if needed, an infectious disease preparedness and response plan for the specific event and tailor as appropriate for its impact on PHEs in their jurisdiction. • Diversify the workforce Recipients must maintain and have described in their all-hazards PHE preparedness and response plans how they will use Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) or other mutual aid agreements for medical and public health mutual aid to ensure representation from diverse communities. • Identify a health equity officer or team support coordinated activities and to ensure diversityshare resources, equityfacilities, services, and inclusion considerations other potential support required when responding to PHEs. Recipients must provide their plans to CDC when requested and make it available for review during site visits. Specific activities or outputs that result from activities may include, but are included in response plans. • Stand not limited to: Standing up emergency operations center. • Establish an EOC Establishing call centers. • Conduct centers Conducting a needs assessment. • Prepare assessments Preparing staffing contracts. • Update contracts Updating response and recovery plans CDC will use this NOFO for the time period necessary to respond to the emergency. Public health needs that shift from a response mode to recovery (e.g., from epidemic to endemic), may be addressed by this or other CDC NOFOs. This NOFO may be used to re-establish capacity lost or diminished as a result of the public health crisis. Recipients should collaborate with community partners (public and private) to characterize and address the needs of the jurisdiction’s at-risk population related to PHEs. This includes evaluating available services and developing long-term plans to address potential needs for these populations including follow-up medical care and behavioral healthcare services. Following are specific activities to consider. Identifying populations at risk Including populations at risk in updated response and recovery plans Engaging representative partners from populations at risk to exercise plans and drills Identifying gaps in training and from exercises to improve operations The activities under this NOFO are intended for work activities related to an impending or occurring PHE. The NOFO is designed to address response, recovery, preparation, mitigation, and other activities directly related to the consequences of a public health crisis. CDC will provide additional supplemental guidance as appropriate at the time this NOFO is to be implemented. Review, test/exercise, update and/or implement existing surveillance plans. Identify activities that require involving other governmental entities e.g., sub-jurisdictional or neighboring health departments and other stakeholders in the public health emergency management sector to identify and address potential gaps for a specific event. Assure that existing electronic disease surveillance systems, laboratory response networks and laboratory testing capability is up-to- date.
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Samples: Cooperative Agreement
Strengthen Incident Management for Early Crisis Response. Recipients Applicants must maintain open lines of communication between state, tribal, and local health agencies as well as the CDC to ensure they are prepared to receive updated guidance and must be able to revise their proposals and tailor their activities based on the nature and scope of the crisis, and the updated supplemental guidance. Upon occurrence of a PHE public health emergency and receipt of funding under this NOFO, recipients that are not in an active response phase should begin accelerated crisis planning by identifying and assembling, if not already in placeassembled, a public health emergency response incident management structure (IMS) that includes subject matter experts (SMEs) best suited for responding to the particular PHEpublic health emergency. When recipients are in an active response phase, the incident manager should ensure PHE public health emergency response activities are coordinated across the response’s functional areas, including those funded by CDC, HHS, and other federal grant programs, including, but not limited to, CDC's Public Health Emergency Preparedness PHEP and ELC cooperative agreements (PHEP) and Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) cooperative agreements, where applicable). Following are emergency operations coordination activities applicants should consider. • Appoint a senior representative to coordinate PHE public health emergency response efforts and lead activation and continuation of IMS structure. • Test, exercise, refine, and implement their comprehensive PHE public health emergency response plans plan for the funded emergency event. • Manage the response to align with CDC guidance on emergencies and any supplemental guidance related to a specified emergency. • Review and implement jurisdictional PHE jurisdictional, public health emergency protocols. • Assess current capacity and capability and determine decision-making processes and authorities for necessary public health activities. • Provide technical assistance to state, local and tribal health departments, departments (as applicable, ) on development of PHE public health emergency response plans and assist in the identification of resources. • Review and implement administrative preparedness plans to ensure emergency rapid hiring and expedited contracting processes are in place. • Organize regular meetings between the PHE public health emergency response incident manager and the jurisdiction’s preparedness and response partners, both traditional and nontraditional partners, partners to discuss plans and current progress and to ensure broadly understood decision- decision-making processes are in place. • Review, or develop if needed, an infectious disease preparedness and response plan for the specific event and tailor as appropriate for its impact on public health emergencies in their jurisdiction. • Diversify the workforce Awardees must maintain and have described in their all-hazards public health emergency preparedness and response plans how they will use Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) or other mutual aid agreements for medical and public health mutual aid to ensure representation from diverse communities. • Identify a health equity officer or team support coordinated activities and to ensure diversityshare resources, equityfacilities, services, and inclusion considerations other potential support required when responding to public health emergencies. Awardees must provide their plans to CDC when requested and make it available for review during site visits. Specific activities or outputs that result from activities may include, but are included in response plans. • Stand not limited to: Standing up emergency operations center. • Establish an EOC Establishing call centers. • Conduct centers Conducting a needs assessment. • Prepare assessments Preparing staffing contracts. • Update contracts Updating response and recovery plans Recipients should collaborate with community partners (public and private) to characterize and address the needs of the jurisdiction’s at-risk population related to public health emergencies. This includes evaluating available services and developing long-term plans to address potential needs for these populations including follow-up medical care and behavioral healthcare services. Following are specific activities to consider. Identifying populations at risk Including populations at risk in updated response and recovery plans Engaging representative partners from populations at risk to exercise plans and drills Identifying gaps in training and from exercises to improve operations Implementation and execution of actual recovery operations and activities are not covered by this NOFO. The activities under this NOFO are intended for work activities related to an impending or occurring public health emergency. CDC will provide additional supplemental guidance as appropriate at the time this NOFO is to be implemented. Review, test/exercise, update and/or implement existing surveillance plans. Identify activities that require involving other governmental entities e.g., sub-jurisdictional or neighboring health departments and other stakeholders in the public health emergency management sector to identify and address potential gaps for a specific event. Assure that existing electronic disease surveillance systems, laboratory response networks and laboratory testing capability is up-to- date.
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Strengthen Incident Management for Early Crisis Response. Recipients Applicants must maintain open lines of communication between state, tribal, and local health agencies as well as the CDC to ensure they are prepared to receive updated guidance and must be able to revise their proposals and tailor their activities based on the nature and scope of the crisis, and the updated supplemental guidance. Upon occurrence of a PHE public health emergency (PHE) and receipt of funding under this NOFO, recipients that are not in an active response phase should begin accelerated crisis planning by identifying and assembling, if not already in placeassembled, a public health emergency response incident management structure (IMS) that includes subject matter experts (SMEs) best suited for responding to the particular PHE. When recipients are in an active response phase, the incident manager should ensure PHE response activities are coordinated across the response’s functional areas, including those funded by CDC, HHS, and other federal grant programs, including, but not limited to, CDC's Public Health Emergency Preparedness PHEP and ELC cooperative agreements (PHEP) and Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) cooperative agreements, where applicable). Following are emergency operations coordination activities applicants should consider. • Appoint a senior representative to coordinate PHE response efforts and lead activation and continuation of IMS structure. • Test, exercise, refine, and implement their comprehensive PHE response plans plan for the funded emergency event. • Manage the response to align with CDC guidance on emergencies and any supplemental guidance related to a specified emergency. • Review and implement jurisdictional jurisdictional, PHE protocols. • Assess current capacity and capability and determine decision-making processes and authorities for necessary public health activities. • Provide technical assistance to state, local and tribal health departments, departments (as applicable, ) on development of PHE response plans and assist in the identification of resources. • Review and implement administrative preparedness plans to ensure emergency rapid hiring and expedited contracting processes are in place. • Organize regular meetings between the PHE response incident manager and the jurisdiction’s preparedness and response partners, both traditional and nontraditional partners, partners to discuss plans and current progress and to ensure broadly understood decision- decision-making processes are in place. • Review, or develop if needed, an infectious disease preparedness and response plan for the specific event and tailor as appropriate for its impact on PHEs in their jurisdiction. • Diversify the workforce Recipients must maintain and have described in their all-hazards PHE preparedness and response plans how they will use Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) or other mutual aid agreements for medical and public health mutual aid to ensure representation from diverse communities. • Identify a health equity officer or team support coordinated activities and to ensure diversityshare resources, equityfacilities, services, and inclusion considerations other potential support required when responding to PHEs. Recipients must provide their plans to CDC when requested and make it available for review during site visits. Specific activities or outputs that result from activities may include, but are included in response plans. • Stand not limited to: Standing up emergency operations center. • Establish an EOC Establishing call centers. • Conduct centers Conducting a needs assessment. • Prepare assessments Preparing staffing contracts. • Update contracts Updating response and recovery plans CDC will use this NOFO for the time period necessary to respond to the emergency. Public health needs that shift from a response mode to recovery (e.g., from epidemic to endemic), may be addressed by this or other CDC NOFOs. This NOFO may be used to re-establish capacity lost or diminished as a result of the public health crisis. Recipients should collaborate with community partners (public and private) to characterize and address the needs of the jurisdiction’s at-risk population related to PHEs. This includes evaluating available services and developing long-term plans to address potential needs for these populations including follow-up medical care and behavioral healthcare services. Following are specific activities to consider. Identifying populations at risk Including populations at risk in updated response and recovery plans Engaging representative partners from populations at risk to exercise plans and drills Identifying gaps in training and from exercises to improve operations The activities under this NOFO are intended for work activities related to an impending or occurring PHE. The NOFO is designed to address response, recovery, preparation, mitigation, and other activities directly related to the consequences of a public health crisis. CDC will provide additional supplemental guidance as appropriate at the time this NOFO is to be implemented. Review, test/exercise, update and/or implement existing surveillance plans. Identify activities that require involving other governmental entities e.g., sub-jurisdictional or neighboring health departments and other stakeholders in the public health emergency management sector to identify and address potential gaps for a specific event. Assure that existing electronic disease surveillance systems, laboratory response networks and laboratory testing capability is up-to- date. Recipients must plan and coordinate critical information sharing among public health agency staff, and ensure coordination across governments (i.e., jurisdictional governments must work together as appropriate, with healthcare providers including, but not limited to, clinicians, key partners, and the public). This includes developing, coordinating, and disseminating information, alerts, warnings, and notifications regarding risks and self-protective measures to the public, particularly with at-risk and vulnerable populations, and incident management responders. CDC suggests that jurisdictions consider targeting at a minimum, the public, travelers, and clinicians when developing the information sharing and risk communication messaging activities. Informing the public about PHEs is a critical component of a response. Following are specific activities to consider: As appropriate for the funded PHE, work with clinicians and other healthcare partners to mitigate the impact of the PHEs including the implementation of processes that indicate how healthcare providers in the jurisdiction shall be able to exchange information with electronic public health case-reporting systems, syndromic surveillance systems, or immunization registries according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Health Record Incentive Program rules and any additional applicable federal standards Coordinate with CDC, state, tribal, local, and territorial public health officials, and other stakeholders to ensure jurisdictional personnel have the most up-to-date information on the specific emergency. If the health department is not responsible for key activities, the health department should ensure that the IMS structure and plans include communication and coordination with those other departments (e.g., with public health emergency management officials for emergencies such as pandemic events, etc.). Initiate a communications campaign to raise public awareness of PHEs funded under this NOFO. Primary messaging should focus on awareness, and specific actions the public can take to protect themselves. Work with key partners and stakeholders to coordinate communication messages, products, and programs for affected communities, travelers, and clinicians. Update scripts for jurisdictional call centers with specific PHE messaging (alerts, warnings, and notifications) relevant to the funded emergency. Monitor local news stories and social media postings to determine if information is accurate, identify messaging gaps, and make adjustments to communications as needed. Contract with local vendors for translation (as necessary), printing, signage, audiovisual/public service announcement development and dissemination. Recipients should conduct activities that build and maintain access to and administration of medical and nonmedical countermeasures for pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical interventions and strengthen mitigation strategies. During and following an emergency, effective care cannot be delivered without available staff and appropriate countermeasures. Accordingly, managing access to and administration of countermeasures and ensuring the safety and health of clinical and nonclinical personnel are high priorities for preparedness and continuity. Following are specific activities that should be included: Manage access to and administration of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions Administer/coordinate control measures Ensure safety and health of responders Operationalize response plans Recipients should focus on activities that strengthen their ability to support and manage increased demands for services, expansions of public health functions, increases in administrative management requirements, and other emergency response surge needs created by an emergency or incident. The following four activities are used to manage public health surge: Address mass care needs, e.g., shelter monitoring Address surge needs, e.g., family reunification Coordinate volunteers Prevent/mitigate diseases, injuries, and fatalities
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Samples: Cooperative Agreement
