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For BP1S:
• Year-end progress report due by July 26, 2019
• All AAR/IPs from January 1 – June 30, 2019 are due by July 26, 2019
• The Epi work plan deliverables are due by August 1, 2019. Send all materials to your regional epidemiologist.
For BP1-2019:
• Health Officer/Tribal Health Director signature page - July 31, 2019
• Updated 24/7 Contact Information form – July 31, 2019
• Jurisdiction specific initiatives form – July 31, 2019
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) gave out its model practice awards at its annual conference July 9-11, 2019. Fifty-three model practice awards were given by NACCHO this year. Five awards were given to Michigan agencies:
The Michigan Association for Local Public Health (MALPH) was recognized for its Sustaining Community-Based Immunization Actions.
MDHHS-BETP was recognized for the Special Pathogen Legal Training and Table-Top Exercise for Judges and Court Administrators. For more information contact Jim Koval.
President Trump signed the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI), S. 1379, into law in July. This new law is comprehensive and reauthorizes programs to improve preparedness and response, strengthen the emergency response workforce, and strengthen the National Health Security Strategy. The attached document developed by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is a preliminary, high-level summary of the law’s key provisions relevant to state and territorial public health. This summary does not include provisions related to the military and civilian partnership for trauma readiness or biosurveillance.
The need for an active shooter/hostile event response (ASHER) program is becoming increasingly important. Following the Pulse Night Club shooting, responders looked for resources they could use in formulating their plans, but they found very little. In 2016, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) was asked to write a standard that could be used to create a coordinated, standardized process for dealing with an ASHER. The NFPA 3000 (PS) is a provisional standard that outlines the minimum requirements for a national standard for ASHER programs. This standard takes a whole community approach and LHDs and tribes might find it useful. A fact sheet and toolkit are linked below. The full NFPA 300 (PS) can be purchased from NFPA for $52.00.
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