Public Health Preparedness Project Highlights
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Tabletop Exercises
Building on the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Preparedness Table Exercise designed for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ORISE is developing a Web-based needs assessment to identify additional training needs related to communicable diseases. ORISE will then use the assessment to develop and conduct tabletop exercises at pre-selected U.S. cities.
National Resource Manual for Communicable Diseases that are Quarantinable
This manual provides information and guidance to federal, state, and local agencies involved in both planning for and responding to a quarantinable, communicable disease incident at an international airport.
TOPOFF 3 Public Affairs Exercise Support
The Top Officials (TOPOFF) 3 Exercise allowed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA) to assess its ability to communicate effectively during an “Incident of National Significance.” ORISE enhanced ASPA involvement in TOPOFF 3 by developing ASPA exercise objectives and creating a robust control and evaluation structure.
Emergency Risk Communication (ERC)
Working with the CDC, ORISE has developed ERC CDCynergy: a step-by-step tutorial and performance support tool to help federal, state, and local public health communicators systematically plan, implement, and evaluate emergency communications.