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BP10 Extension Public Health
Emergency Preparedness
Grant Update
Health & Medical Subpanel Meeting
July 13, 2010
Mark J. Levine, MD, MPH
Public Health Emergency
Preparedness (PHEP) Funding
Funding Year/ Funding
Category
2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011
Base
$14,008,918 $13,769,844
Chemical Lab
$
Cities Readiness Initiative
$ 1,675,130 $ 1,798,642
TOTAL
State Match
913,961 $
933,795
$16,598,009 $16,502,281
$830,699
$1,660,310
PHEP Activities
 Continuation of 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
Estimated
Unobligated total
$32,682,430
Hospital (HPP Suppl.)
$2,259,231
$16,500,000
PHER Issues (con’t)
 CDC still contemplating approval for extension of
funding period to allow for use of unobligated funds
 Expect to reach a decision within the next few
weeks
 Potential uses of this funding include:
 Continued vaccination
 Targeted education to minority populations
 Enhancement of surveillance tracking systems
Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP)
Funding
Budget Period
July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011
$9,572,306
($957,231 match)
Project Period
Year two of three year period
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