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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