Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP)

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Key Services:

With our experience building PHEP programs, conducting CDC Operational Readiness Reviews (ORR), and implementing continuous improvement practices from various exercises or assessments, EPS is equipped to help you plan for and prepare for all types of disasters. Some of our key services are listed below.

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Public health emergency planning

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Point of distribution (POD) exercises

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Incident, event, and exercise after-action reports

PHEP

Public Health Emergency Preparedness

The role of public health is to prepare for, promote, protect, and improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities. Disasters greatly disrupt and hinder the health and well-being of communities and systems. Key activities of PHEP, such as planning, organizing, equipping, training, and exercising, minimize the short and long-term effects of a disaster, originating from natural, technological, or human causes.

PHEP services are not strictly for health departments, but can benefit government at all levels, private sector businesses, and non-profit organizations as the goal is to provide a system or group with the knowledge and tools needed before a disaster occurs. As a means to carry out PHEP, there are numerous PHEP standards of practices to follow:

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CDC PHEP Capabilities

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ASPR’s Hospital Preparedness Program

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Across all standards and capabilities, the six main areas of preparedness include:

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Community resilience

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Incident management

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Information management

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Countermeasures and mitigation

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Surge management

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Bio surveillance

How can eps help?

EPS is a great partner for all PHEP activities and has been a trusted advisor and extension of our own staff. They have worked with us and other stakeholders across the county in the development of new public health and ESF8 plans, training, and exercises. They are true professionals in their practice.

Maya Lordo, M.S., MCHES, REHS, H.O.

Health Officer, Essex County New Jersey Office of Public Health Management

How EPS can help

The fields of public health and emergency management have rapidly merged over the past few decades. The goals of each sector are inherently the same: reduce the vulnerabilities of health and social systems in an equitable fashion. To reach this goal, it is vital to foster a culture of preparedness by ensuring a capable, strong workforce, strengthening cross-sector partnerships, and exercising, training, and assessing emergency response plans. With our experience building PHEP programs, conducting CDC Operational Readiness Reviews (ORR), and implementing continuous improvement practices from various exercises or assessments, EPS is equipped to help you plan for and prepare for all types of disasters.