EEI Number (1) | Essential Element of Information (2) | Specific Information Required (3) | Data Collector(s) (4) | Data Source(s) (5) | Deliverable Mechanism (6) | Suspense/ Frequency of Providing Data EMG Info Cell (7) |
Incident Specific EEIs |
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| Hurricane Forecast and Related Information | What is the projected location, time and storm strength at landfall, to include surge model? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | NOAA | WebEOC, e-mail, phone | |
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| Hurricane Forecast and Related Information | What is the anticipated duration of inclement weather in the potentially affected area(s)? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | FEMA | WebEOC, e-mail | |
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| Hurricane Forecast and Related Information | What is the forecast for further inclement weather? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | NOAA | WebEOC,e-mail | |
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| Planning and Coordination | Has a Joint Field Office been established? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | FEMA | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Planning and Coordination | What response elements (if any) have deployed, including ERT-A, Human Services Assessment Teams, etc.? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | FEMA | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Staging Bases | When will DHS/FEMA identify staging bases? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | FEMA | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Staging Bases | Where are the pre-staging bases? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | FEMA | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Logistical Support | When will DHS/FEMA provide all non-medical logistical support to deploying federal partner personnel/teams? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | ESF#8 Logistics Chief in JFO | Email/in person | |
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| Logistical Support | Is DOD assistance available to provide installation support for Federal medical capabilities? What are the base operating support requirements for the type of Federal medical capabilities that the Primary Agency projects will be utilizing at DOD installations? What are the requirements for personnel lodging and sustainment (meals, etc.) | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Logistical Support | What staging areas are being used by Federal responders? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | FEMA | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Logistical Support | What systems are in place to distribute necessary supplies, equipment and support for infrastructure deficits? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | Quarter Master Inventory System | WebEOC | |
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| Transportation | Is DOD assistance available to provide bulk transport support for medical supplies/equipment/personnel? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Transportation | What is the status of transportation (assets and routes, including air, ground and rail)? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Communications | Have communications been established with the JIC and State EOCs? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | PAO and RECs | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Assessment of Public Health/Medical/Human Services Needs | What is the status of critical infrastructure in the affected area(s) (i.e. hospitals, urgent care facilities, EMS service, local/state public health departments, mental health clinics and social service agencies) | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Assessment of Public Health/Medical/Human Services Needs | What health services are available? Where? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Assessment of Public Health/Medical/Human Services Needs | What is the status of environmental assessments (i.e., air and water quality, etc.)? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Assessment of Public Health/Medical/Human Services Needs | What is the status of sheltering efforts? Locations? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | ARC (for congregate living); State (for at-risk/special needs populations) National Sheltering System data gives location/address of shelters, operational status and capacity | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Assessment of Public Health/Medical/Human Services Needs | What damage has occurred in the affected area (including injuries/fatalities)? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Communications | What is the status of local/state public health public communication channels and technologies, including TTY and alternate formats, and services for persons with limited English proficiency? Have essential services been restored? Status of progress? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Assessment of Public Health/Medical/Human Services Needs | What is the State/Local policy for allowing citizens to return home? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Assessment of Public Health/Medical/Human Services Needs | What percent of displaced residents have returned home and what percentage of those belong to at-risk populations? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Health Surveillance | What are the illness and injury surveillance needs and capabilities of the potentially affected state(s)? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Health Surveillance | Have there been any outbreaks/reports of abnormal diseases or disease rates? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Health Surveillance | Have outbreaks/reports of abnormal disease/injury or disease/injury rates been restored to pre-event levels? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Medical Care Personnel | What is the status of deploying personnel physical and mental health screening and availability of crisis counseling, vaccinations, immunizations, and other drug preventatives that may be needed? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Medical Care Personnel | What capabilities by specialty will be required? (as an example for FMS) | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | RNA, MNAT, IRCT | IAP, E-mail, Web-EOC | |
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| Health/Medical Equipment and Supplies | Are SNS assets being pre-positioned; and if so, where are the intended sites? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Health/Medical Equipment and Supplies | Does the potentially affected state(s) have adequate vaccination/immunization supplies? (or what percentage of the population can be covered?) | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Health/Medical Equipment and Supplies | What is the projected requirement for medical supplies/ pharmaceuticals? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Health/Medical Equipment and Supplies | Is DOD assistance available to provide critical medical resource logistics and distribution support? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Health/Medical Equipment and Supplies | What is the Federal plan for distribution and allocation of medical supplies to include main and alternate supply points and supporting terminals to be used or considered? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | CDC/SNS | WebEOC – MA Subtask | |
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| Health/Medical Equipment and Supplies | What are the Federal recommended levels of supply? And critical replenishment points? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | FEMA Mob Centers | TBD | |
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| Health/Medical Equipment and Supplies | What are the recommended procedures for Federal use and local acquisition of supplies and services? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | Contracting Officer | WebEOC ICS Form | |
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| Patient Evacuation | Will DoD permit the use of TRAC2ES and the GPMRC to monitor and track all patient movements (air, sea, and ground), including movement of at-risk populations? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Patient Evacuation | How far in advance will the determination for mandatory evacuation of the possible evacuation impact area be made? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | NRCC Liaison, RRCC Liaison | IAP,Web-EOC , e-mail, Phone, or other | |
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| Patient Evacuation | What measures are State and local officials taking to accommodate inbound relief traffic in light of possible evacuation route (counter flow)? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Patient Evacuation | Have evacuation/relocation sites been identified? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | NRCC Liaison, RRCC Liaison | IAP,Web-EOC , e-mail, Phone, or other | |
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| Patient Evacuation | Will Federal assistance be needed to evacuate patients in nursing home/assisted living facilities? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | RNA | IAP,Web-EOC , e-mail, Phone, or other | |
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| Patient Evacuation | What is the projected requirement for the pre- and post-hospitalization regulating of patients (including at-risk), in order to integrate patients with transportation assets and definitive care facilities? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | RNA | IAP,Web-EOC , e-mail, Phone, or other | |
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| Patient Evacuation | Is DOD assistance available to provide patient transport/strategic lift capability support? and movement into definitive care (hospitals)? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Patient Evacuation | What is the projected requirement for aeromedical evacuation (ambulatory and non-ambulatory), including at-risk population? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | RNA | IAP,Web-EOC , e-mail, Phone, or other | |
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| Patient Evacuation | Is DOD assistance available to provide patient transport/ground transport capability support, including at-risk populations? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Patient Evacuation | What is the projected requirement for ground movement of patients, including at-risk populations? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | RNA | IAP,Web-EOC , e-mail, Phone, or other | |
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| Patient Care | Will FEMA establish mass care shelters in designated mobilization bases to care for non-medical attendants and family members of patients under the care of HHS Federal Medical Stations? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | IAP,Web-EOC , e-mail, Phone, or other | |
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| Patient Care | Is there a requirement for medical personnel to support Urban Search and Research Teams at staging areas and on missions (e.g., DMAT)? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | IAP,Web-EOC , e-mail, Phone, or other | |
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| Patient Care | What is the hospital surge capacity in the anticipated path of the storm? Does it include at-risk needs? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Patient Care | What is the NDMS bed availability? Does it include at-risk needs? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Patient Care | What is the status of Federal health and medical facilities in the affected area? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Patient Care | What are the safety and health recommendations for facilities that cannot be evacuated (if requested by the state) | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | See Regional Analysis and Louisiana Recovery Plan for facilities sheltering in place | | |
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| Patient Care | Is DOD assistance available to provide medical surge capability support? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Patient Care | What is the non-NDMS bed status in the affected and surrounding areas, including at-risk population needs? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Patient Care | What is the status of each FMS: occupied beds, vacant/available beds, supplies & equipment, patient contacts and capacity for at-risk populations since last report? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Safety and Security of Human Drugs, Biologics, Medical Devices, and Veterinary Drugs | What is the status of safety and security of human drugs, biologics, medical devices, and veterinary drugs in the affected area? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Blood and Blood Products | What is the projected requirement for blood product support? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Food Safety | What number of FDA-regulated establishments (food, feed, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics) require inspectional follow-up by FDA? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Food Safety | What assistance have state officials requested from FDA, e.g., inspectional assistance, technical expertise, product sampling, and laboratory analysis? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Animal Food and Drug Safety | What is the status of the affected companies/facilities manufacturing or distributing animal food/feed and veterinary drugs in the impacted area? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Worker Health/Safety | Are sufficient procedures in place to monitor the physical and mental health and well-being of emergency workers; perform field investigations and studies to address worker health and safety issues; and provide technical assistance and consultation on worker health and safety measures and precautions? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| All-hazard Public Health and Medical Consultation, Technical Assistance and Support | Have assessments of all hazards been accomplished in the affected area (assessing exposures on the general population and the at-risk)? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What plan is in place to gather baseline behavioral health data on deploying HHS personnel? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What is the plan for behavioral health surveillance during /after the operation? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What is the plan for distributing behavioral health-based tips to deploying personnel’s families and workplaces? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What procedures/processes are in place to ensure behavioral health surveillance and prompt intervention is available as necessary for health care providers and other responders? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What is the plan for behavioral health surveillance of assets deployed by HHS for ESF#8 missions? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | Has the potentially affected state(s) determined the status of in-patient behavioral health facilities? Are there any plans for evacuation? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | Does the potentially affected state(s) need behavioral health care support in advance of hurricane; If yes, what are the detailed requirements (what is needed, where, and when, etc.?) | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | Does the potentially affected state(s) have adequate psychotropic medications? If not, develop detailed list of what needed, how much, by when? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | Does the potentially affected state(s) plan to use EMAC for behavioral health resources? If yes, what are the gaps to be filled by federal resources? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | SAMSHA for consultation and technical assistance | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | Based on the need for pre-staging of behavioral health assets, has DMAT deployed any behavioral health assets? If so, how many, where, with what mission(s)? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What behavioral health assets can HHS OPDIVS and ESF#8 partners roster and deploy for prestaging? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What is the projected requirement for DoD worker crisis counseling and mental health and substance abuse behavioral health capabilities/support? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What does the State(s) need from the Federal Government for behavioral health care? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What is the status of the need for behavioral health support to the FMS: diagnoses, occupied beds, vacant/available beds, types and amounts of psychotropics used, and patient contacts since last report? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | SAMSHA for consultation and technical assistance | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What is the status of behavioral healthcare infrastructure (e.g., hospitals, clinics, etc.)? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What behavioral health care response elements (if any) have deployed, including IRCT, ERT-A, etc.? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | Human Services Rep to EMG | E-mail, Web-EOC Phone, or other | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What is the plan for transitioning behavioral health care back to the state and local communities? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | SAMSHA for consultation and technical assistance | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | On a daily basis, what behavioral health care assets can HHS OPDIVS and ESF#8 partners deploy in support of the state(s)? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | SAMSHA for consultation and technical assistance | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What is the current Common Operating Picture on federal behavioral health assets deployed in support of HHS’ ESF#8 | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | Human Services Rep to EMG | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What is the state(s) plan on applying for FEMA crisis counseling grants? What state(s) need assistance? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | Human Services Rep to EMG | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What is the behavioral health bed status in the affected and surrounding areas/ status of NDMS? (Occupied Beds/ Vacant Beds/ Bed Requirements) | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What behavioral health assets can HHS OPDIVs and ESF#8 partners roster and deploy as necessary after landfall? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What is the forecasted need for behavioral health care resources over the next 72 hrs – 1 week? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What behavioral health services are available and where? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | SAMSHA for consultation and technical assistance | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | What is the status of behavioral health care facilities in the affected communities? Have essential services been restored to them? What is the status of providers? What are the locations/contact information for the facilities/providers? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | SAMSHA for consultation and technical assistance | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | Have rates of psychiatric illness been restored to pre-event levels (measure at L+90 days and L+180 days)? Progress toward? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Behavioral Health Care | How long will surveillance efforts continue to monitor the rate of psychiatric illnesses in the affected areas? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Public Health and Medical Information | Has pre-event planning included the preparation and distribution strategy for safety messages in print, alternative formats and PSAs for radio and/or TV, including use of sign language interpreters and other non-English languages (e.g., safe use of generators to prevent CO poisoning; driving hazards due to traffic signals not working, use of ladders on weakened buildings, etc.)? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Public Health and Medical Information | What local partners and NGOs are operational in affected areas with the capacity to deliver critical health/safety information to affected individuals/areas? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Vector Control | Is there a threat from vector- borne disease? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Vector Control | Is vector control assistance needed? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Potable Water, Wastewater and Solid Waste Disposal | What is current status of potable water within the damaged area? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Potable Water. Wastewater and Solid Waste Disposal | Have environmental conditions (i.e. water supply, ground contamination) been restored to pre-event levels? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
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| Victim Identification/ Mortuary Services | Is assistance required and available to provide mortuary affairs and victim identification support? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
95. | Victim Identification/ Mortuary Services | Are additional support services (e.g., crisis counseling and social services) available for surviving family members? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | Human Services Rep to EMG | | |
96. | Human Services | What are the numbers and types (i.e., at-risk needs, public health) of populations affected by the hurricane? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |
97. | Assessment of Public Health/Medical/Human Services Needs | What social services are available? Where? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | Human Services Rep to EMG | | |
98. | Human Services | What assets are available to assist ESF #6 assess medical care needs in mass care shelters? | POC Phone E-Mail Address: | | | |