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National Preparedness Month: Tools and Models for Planning and Preparedness
Tool for Evaluating Core Elements of Hospital Disaster Drills
Home Health Care During an Influenza Pandemic: Issues & Resources

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Summarizes study findings, including those specific or relevant to bioterrorism and disaster preparedness

Press Releases

Date   Title
8/20/08 New AHRQ Tool Helps Hospitals Evaluate Disaster Drills
7/8/08 Report Offers Resources for Home Health Care Response During a Flu Pandemic
10/26/07 New AHRQ Report Recommends Use of Existing Call Centers To Expand Communications in Public Health Emergencies

 AHRQ Public Health Emergency Preparedness Research Program
   Fiscal Year 2004-05, 2002-03
 AHRQ Research Relevant to Public Health Emergency Preparedness
 Responding to Bioterrorism: AHRQ Helps Clinicians, Health
   Systems, and Policymakers

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Tools and Resources

Community Planning

 Adapting Community Call Centers for Crisis Support
 CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive) Events (Questionnaire for Facilities)
 Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness
 Emergency Preparedness Atlas: U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities
 Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory (EPRI)
 Evaluation of Hospital Disaster Drills: A Module-Based Approach
 Health Emergency Assistance Line and Triage Hub (HEALTH) Model
 Home Health Care During an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and ResourcesNew!
 Nursing Homes in Public Health Emergencies
 Predicting Health Care Use Resulting From Terrorism: Tools To Aid State Planning: Summary
 Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide
 Reopening Shuttered Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity (with Tool and Checklist)
 Rocky Mountain Regional Care Model for Bioterrorist Events (Alternate Care Site Selection Tool)
 Standardized Hospital Bed Definitions (from HavBED)
 Tool for Evaluating Core Elements of Hospital Disaster DrillsNew!
 Understanding Needs for Health System Preparedness and Capacity for Bioterrorist Attacks (Questionnaire)

Mass Prophylaxis

 Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness
 Computer Staffing Model for Bioterrorism Response—BERM Version 2

Modeling Tools

 Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness
 Computer Staffing Model for Bioterrorism Response—BERM Version 2

Pandemic Influenza

 Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness
 Computer Staffing Model for Bioterrorism Response—BERM Version 2
 Emergency Preparedness Atlas: U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities
 Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory (EPRI)
 Health Emergency Assistance Line and Triage Hub (HEALTH) Model
 Home Health Care During an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and ResourcesNew!
 Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide
 National Hospital Available Beds for Emergencies and Disasters (HAvBED) System: Final Report and Appendixes
 Nursing Homes in Public Health Emergencies
 Project XTREME: Cross-Training Respiratory Extenders for Medical Emergencies
 Reopening Shuttered Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity (Tool and Checklist)
 Rocky Mountain Regional Care Model for Bioterrorist Events (Alternate Care Site Selection Tool)

Pediatrics

 Decontamination of Children: Preparedness and Response for Hospital Emergency Departments: Video
 Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians

Surge Capacity

 Altered Standards of Care in Mass Casualty Events
 Health Emergency Assistance Line and Triage Hub (HEALTH) Model
 Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide
 National Hospital Available Beds for Emergencies and Disasters (HAvBED) System: Final Report and Appendixes
 Personal Protective Equipment, Decontamination, Isolation/Quarantine, and Laboratory Capacity
 Project XTREME: Cross-Training Respiratory Extenders for Medical Emergencies
 Readiness and Response to Public Health Emergencies: Help Needed Now From Professional Nursing Associations
 Reopening Shuttered Hospitals to Expand Surge Capacity (Tool and Checklist)
 Rocky Mountain Regional Care Model for Bioterrorist Events (Alternate Care Site Selection Tool)
 Understanding Needs for Health System Preparedness and Capacity for Bioterrorist Attacks (Questionnaire)

Other Tools and Resources

 AHRQ Disaster Response Tools and Resources
 Emergency Severity Index
 Tools and Resources to Help Communities Prepare for Hurricane SeasonNew!

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Issue Briefs

 Addressing the Smallpox Threat: Issues, Strategies, and Tools
 Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment
 Optimizing Surge Capacity: Hospital Assessment and Planning
 Optimizing Surge Capacity: Regional Efforts in Bioterrorism Readiness
 The Role of Information Technology and Surveillance Systems in Bioterrorism Readiness
 Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: Linkages with Community Providers
 Surge Capacity—Education and Training for a Qualified Workforce
 Surge Capacity: Facilities and Equipment
 Addressing Surge Capacity in a Mass Casualty Event
 Mass Prophylaxis: Building Blocks for Community Preparedness
 Developing Alternative Approaches to Mass Casualty Care

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Conferences and Meetings

Providing Mass Medical Care With Scarce Resources
Web Conference, November 29, 2006
Public Health Emergencies: Strategies and Tools for Meeting the Needs of Children

Web Conference, January 11, 2006
Mass Casualty Care: Overlooked Community Resources
Web Conference, May 17, 2005
Addressing the Smallpox Threat: Issues, Strategies, and Tools
Web Conference, March 3, 2003
Addressing Surge Capacity in a Mass Casualty Event
Web Conference, October 26, 2004
Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness
Web Conference, April 29, 30, and May 1, 2002
Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies—Linkages with Community Providers
Web Conference, December 16, 2003
Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment
Web Conference, April 15, 2003
The Role of Information/Communication Technology and Monitoring/Surveillance Systems in Bioterrorism Preparedness
Web Conference, October 21, 2003
Surge Capacity Assessments and Regionalization Issues
Web Conference, June 17, 2003
Surge Capacity and Health System Preparedness: Education and Training for a Qualified Workforce
Web Conference, March 2, 2004
Surge Capacity and Health System Preparedness: Facilities and Equipment
Web Conference, July 13, 2004
Expert Meeting on Bioterrorism
February 18, 2000

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Evidence Reports

Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 51:
Training of Clinicians for Public Health Events Relevant to Bioterrorism Preparedness
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 59:
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response: Use of Information Technologies and Decision Support Systems
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 95:
Training of Hospital Staff To Respond to a Mass Casualty Incident
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 96:
Regionalization of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 141:
Pediatric Anthrax: Implications for Bioterrorism Preparedness

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