BP10 Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant Update Health & Medical Subpanel Pandemic Influenza Advisory Committee Meeting January 12, 2010 Mark J. Levine, MD, MPH

Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Funding Funding Year/ Funding Category Base $14,024,882 Chemical Lab $ 913,961 Cities Readiness Initiative $ 1,675,130 TOTAL $16,613,973

PHEP Activities  3 Priority Work Projects  Continue Epidemiological Surveillance  Continue pursuit of Public Health Ready Designation Statewide  Continue Laboratory capacity for timely specimen testing an identification  Continue Compliance with Emergency Systems for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professional guidelines (ESAR-VHP)  Continue addressing emergency preparedness needs of the elderly and focus on “all needs” planning

PHEP Activities (con’t)  Continue development of Mass Prophylaxis and Countermeasure Distribution and Dispensing Operations  Continue Countermeasure and Response Administration (CRA) System Data Collection Project  Continue Level 1 Chemical Laboratory Surge Capacity Activities

Public Health Emergency Response (PHER) Funding for H1N1 Public Health Phase I $6,538,072 Public Health Phase II $5,624,014 Public Health Phase III $20,520,344 Sub-total $32,682,430 Public Health Phase IV $12,573,214 Hospital (HPP Suppl.) $2,259,231

PHER Activities  Phase I - Two Focus Areas  Planning for mass vaccination, antiviral Distribution/Dispensing and Administration  Expand and sustain laboratory, epidemiology, surveillance  Phase II – Accelerate mass vaccination planning  Phase III – Implementation of mass vaccination plan  Phase IV – Continue mass vaccination plan with focus on underserved and vulnerable populations  HPP – Medical surge capacity planning throughout healthcare system

Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Funding Budget Period August 9, 2009 – June 30, 2010 $8,857,019 Project Period Three years

Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Activities  All hazards preparedness planning and improvement  Increasing healthcare systems bed capabilities  Engaging other responders through interoperable communication systems  Tracking bed and resource availability using electronic systems  Developing ESAR-VHP systems  Protecting healthcare workers with proper equipment

Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Activities  Enabling preparedness partnerships/coalitions  Educating and training healthcare workers  Enhancing fatality management and healthcare system evacuation/shelter in place plans  Coordinating preparedness regional exercises