34 Questions
Which of the following is a key point in disaster response operations?
Coordination
What type of organizations provide humanitarian aid in disasters?
All of the following
What are the six domains of preparedness for emergency?
Community Resilience, Incident Management, Information Management, Countermeasures and Mitigation, Surge Management, Biosurveillance
What is the purpose of coordination efforts in disasters?
To ensure effective response
Why are coordination efforts challenging in disasters?
Due to the presence of many organizations providing humanitarian aid
Which level of government is better prepared for emergencies that impact the public's health?
State and local government
What is the main focus of the public health community in disaster response?
Establishing coordination efforts
Which capability emphasizes the importance of community partnerships and defines at-risk individuals with access and functional needs?
Community Preparedness
Which capability highlights the need for a jurisdictional public health agency recovery lead and integration of community partners?
Community Recovery
Which component in National Incident Management System (NIMS) establishes guidelines and standards for planning, training, and qualifications for responders?
Preparedness
Which component requires interoperable communications and information processes?
Communications and Information Management
Which component includes mutual-aid agreements and resource mobilization protocols?
Resource Management
Which component sets standards for incident command, multiagency coordination, and public information systems?
Command and Management
Which capability identifies jurisdictional Emergency Support Function response roles and emphasizes the importance of supporting mission ready packages for mutual aid?
Emergency Operations Coordination
Which capability clarifies the public health agency role in fatality management and updates resources for coordination and accuracy of electronic mortality reporting?
Fatality Management
Which capability promotes the use of social media for emergency public information and establishes conditions for virtual Joint Information Centers?
Emergency Public Information and Warning
Which capability aligns with public health surveillance and data strategies and emphasizes data security and collaboration?
Information Sharing
Which of the following is a national incident management system Through the National Integration Center and the NIMS standards development, maintenance of compliance, standards, and training?
Ongoing Management and Maintenance
Which capability accounts for dispensing and administration of medical countermeasures and expands network of dispensing sites?
Medical Countermeasure
Which capability broadens cold chain management guidance and incorporates proper handling and disposal of infectious or hazardous materials?
Medical Materiel Management and Distribution
Which component includes accommodations for individuals with functional and access needs in general population shelters?
Mass Care
True or false: Coordination is the key point of disaster response operations.
True
True or false: State and local public health systems are better prepared for emergencies that impact the public's health.
True
True or false: Public health preparedness functions within a large, relatively new, and often shifting infrastructure of organizations and policies.
True
True or false: The National Incident Management System (NIMS) Preparedness establishes guidelines and standards for planning, training, and qualifications for responders?
True
True or false: The Resource Management component includes mutual-aid agreements and resource mobilization protocols?
True
Which capability focuses on collaboration and expanding partners for implementing nonpharmaceutical interventions?
Nonpharmaceutical Interventions
Which capability updates Laboratory Response Network (LRN) requirements and prioritizes cooperation and coordination with other public laboratories?
Public Health Laboratory Testing
Which capability incorporates the need to securely manage responder data and improve responder on-site management?
Responder Safety and Health
Which capability addresses the need to monitor volunteer safety and strengthen volunteer eligibility considerations?
Volunteer Management
Which capability emphasizes the importance of defining public health agency lead and support roles within medical surge operations?
Medical Surge
Which capability increases alignment with public health surveillance and data strategies and strengthens surveillance systems for persons in isolation or quarantine?
Public Health Surveillance and Epidemiological Investigation
Which capability incorporates LRN-chemical requirements and promotes cooperation and coordination with LRN laboratories?
Public Health Laboratory Testing
Which capability promotes the use of Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance?
Volunteer Management
Study Notes
Updates to National Preparedness System Components
- Community Resilience Community Preparedness Capability 1: Defines at-risk individuals with access and functional needs and emphasizes the importance of community partnerships.
- Community Resilience Community Recovery Capability 2: Highlights the need for a jurisdictional public health agency recovery lead and integration of community partners.
- National Incident Management System (NIMS) Preparedness: Establishes guidelines and standards for planning, training, and qualifications for responders.
- Communications and Information Management: Requires interoperable communications and information processes.
- Resource Management: Includes mutual-aid agreements and resource mobilization protocols.
- Command and Management: Sets standards for incident command, multiagency coordination, and public information systems.
- Incident Management Emergency Operations Coordination Capability 3: Identifies jurisdictional Emergency Support Function response roles and emphasizes the importance of supporting mission ready packages for mutual aid.
- Incident Management Fatality Management Capability 4: Clarifies the public health agency role in fatality management and updates resources for coordination and accuracy of electronic mortality reporting.
- Information Management Emergency Public Information and Warning Capability 5: Promotes the use of social media for emergency public information and establishes conditions for virtual Joint Information Centers.
- Information Sharing Capability 6: Aligns with public health surveillance and data strategies and emphasizes data security and collaboration.
- Mass Care Capability 7: Includes accommodations for individuals with functional and access needs in general population shelters.
- Counter Measures and Mitigation Medical Countermeasure Capability 8: Accounts for dispensing and administration of medical countermeasures and expands network of dispensing sites.
- Medical Materiel Management and Distribution Capability 9: Broadens cold chain management guidance and incorporates proper handling and disposal of infectious or hazardous materials.
Updates to National Preparedness System Components
- Community Resilience Community Preparedness Capability 1: Defines at-risk individuals with access and functional needs and emphasizes the importance of community partnerships.
- Community Resilience Community Recovery Capability 2: Highlights the need for a jurisdictional public health agency recovery lead and integration of community partners.
- National Incident Management System (NIMS) Preparedness: Establishes guidelines and standards for planning, training, and qualifications for responders.
- Communications and Information Management: Requires interoperable communications and information processes.
- Resource Management: Includes mutual-aid agreements and resource mobilization protocols.
- Command and Management: Sets standards for incident command, multiagency coordination, and public information systems.
- Incident Management Emergency Operations Coordination Capability 3: Identifies jurisdictional Emergency Support Function response roles and emphasizes the importance of supporting mission ready packages for mutual aid.
- Incident Management Fatality Management Capability 4: Clarifies the public health agency role in fatality management and updates resources for coordination and accuracy of electronic mortality reporting.
- Information Management Emergency Public Information and Warning Capability 5: Promotes the use of social media for emergency public information and establishes conditions for virtual Joint Information Centers.
- Information Sharing Capability 6: Aligns with public health surveillance and data strategies and emphasizes data security and collaboration.
- Mass Care Capability 7: Includes accommodations for individuals with functional and access needs in general population shelters.
- Counter Measures and Mitigation Medical Countermeasure Capability 8: Accounts for dispensing and administration of medical countermeasures and expands network of dispensing sites.
- Medical Materiel Management and Distribution Capability 9: Broadens cold chain management guidance and incorporates proper handling and disposal of infectious or hazardous materials.
Updates to National Preparedness System Components
- Community Resilience Community Preparedness Capability 1: Defines at-risk individuals with access and functional needs and emphasizes the importance of community partnerships.
- Community Resilience Community Recovery Capability 2: Highlights the need for a jurisdictional public health agency recovery lead and integration of community partners.
- National Incident Management System (NIMS) Preparedness: Establishes guidelines and standards for planning, training, and qualifications for responders.
- Communications and Information Management: Requires interoperable communications and information processes.
- Resource Management: Includes mutual-aid agreements and resource mobilization protocols.
- Command and Management: Sets standards for incident command, multiagency coordination, and public information systems.
- Incident Management Emergency Operations Coordination Capability 3: Identifies jurisdictional Emergency Support Function response roles and emphasizes the importance of supporting mission ready packages for mutual aid.
- Incident Management Fatality Management Capability 4: Clarifies the public health agency role in fatality management and updates resources for coordination and accuracy of electronic mortality reporting.
- Information Management Emergency Public Information and Warning Capability 5: Promotes the use of social media for emergency public information and establishes conditions for virtual Joint Information Centers.
- Information Sharing Capability 6: Aligns with public health surveillance and data strategies and emphasizes data security and collaboration.
- Mass Care Capability 7: Includes accommodations for individuals with functional and access needs in general population shelters.
- Counter Measures and Mitigation Medical Countermeasure Capability 8: Accounts for dispensing and administration of medical countermeasures and expands network of dispensing sites.
- Medical Materiel Management and Distribution Capability 9: Broadens cold chain management guidance and incorporates proper handling and disposal of infectious or hazardous materials.
Test your knowledge on the updates to the National Preparedness System components. This quiz covers a range of topics including community resilience, incident management, communications, resource management, and more. See how well you understand the recent changes and their implications for emergency preparedness and response.
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