New EPC at Wayne County Health Department

Sergio Dinaro, MBA is the new EPC for the Wayne County Department of Health, Veterans and Community Wellness. Sergio started on November 19. Prior to joining the health department, Sergio was a US Air Marshall working out of Detroit Wayne County International Airport. His email address is sdinaro@waynecounty.com and his phone number is 734-727-7255. Please join DEPR in welcoming Sergio.

Deadline Nears to Apply to NACCHO's 2018-2019 Model Practices Program

There is less than a month left to apply for the 2018–2019 Model Practices Program. The program honors and recognizes outstanding local health initiatives from across the nation and shares and promotes these practices among LHDs through the Model Practices Database. Apply by December 12. Visit the NACCHO web site to learn more and apply .

State Offices Closed for Christmas and New Year Holidays

All State of Michigan offices will be closed December 24 and 25 for the Christmas holiday and December 31 and January 1, 2019, for the New Year holiday. If there is an emergency during that time, contact the CHECC Duty Officer at 517-819-0391.

LHD Holiday Hours

All EPCs are asked to send DEPR the days their health department will be closed for the Christmas and New Year holiday by completing the survey monkey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3GZ8NM6 no later than December 17, 2018.

LHD 24/7 Contact Drill

DEPR reminds all EPCs that the annual LHD 24/7 contact drill will take place in December 2018. Once the drill is completed, each EPC will receive individualized feedback from DEPR. Check with your regional point of contact if you have questions.

Hazard Vulnerability Assessment - Virtual Technical Assistance

The CDC requires state and local health departments to maintain current hazard vulnerability assessment data. In BP1-SUPP, local health departments have been asked to complete and submit the ASPR-developed HVA tool no later than Friday, March 29th. To assist in troubleshooting this tool, DEPR will be hosting three upcoming technical assistance sessions via Adobe Connect in January 2019. Each session will provide an informal setting for users to navigate the HVA tool, as well as address any challenges or questions that have come to date. These optional sessions will cover the same content, following a structure that is largely predicated by those in attendance. Sessions will take place on the following days:

January 8, 2019 – 2:00 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
January 15, 2019 – 3:00 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
January 23, 2019 – 9:00 AM EST to 11:30 AM EST

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