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Public Health Emergency Preparedness

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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 Resources
 Hospital Surge Model
 Mass Evacuation Transportation Model
 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 Drills
 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
 Hospital Surge Model
 Mass Evacuation Transportation Model

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 Resources
 Hospital Surge 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
 HAvBED 2: Hospital Available Beds for Emergencies and Disasters: Final Report
 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 Hospital Surge Capacity in Public Health Emergencies
 Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians
 School-Based Emergency Preparedness: A National Analysis and Recommended Protocol

Surge Capacity

 Altered Standards of Care in Mass Casualty Events
 Health Emergency Assistance Line and Triage Hub (HEALTH) Model
 Hospital Surge Model
 Mass Evacuation Transportation 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
 HAvBED 2: Hospital Available Beds for Emergencies and Disasters: Final Report
 Pediatric Hospital Surge Capacity in Public Health Emergencies
 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
 Recommendations for a National Mass Patient and Evacuee Movement, Regulating, and Tracking System
 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 Season

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Evidence Reports

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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Conferences and Meetings

Planning and Practicing for a Disaster
Webcast, February 9, 2009
Lessons Learned From the Field of Emergency Preparedness
Webcast, November 6, 2008
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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Research Projects

Research Activities: Online Newsletter 
Summarizes study findings, including those specific or relevant to bioterrorism and disaster preparedness

Press Releases

Date   Title
3/10/09 AHRQ Issues Recommendations for Safeguarding Children During Public Health Emergencies
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

How To Order Publications

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