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This is the debut of a column that will be a regular part of the PHEP Update going forward. This column will contain a list of major events such as exercises, conferences, meetings, etc., of which DEPR is aware and would be of interest to LHDs and tribes. If you have an upcoming event you wish placed on this list, email Jim Koval with the details.
February
20 Presidents Day holiday – all State of Michigan offices will be closed
24-26 ICS-300 Course in Baraga
March
1-2 NASEM public workshop “Personal Protective Equipment and Personal
Protective Technology Product Standardization for a Resilient Public Health
Supply Chain”.
15-16 - MI Volunteer Registry Exercise
17-18 - ICS-400 course in Baraga
31 - Q3 Action Plan Updates and Q3 WCI Updates due
CDC is seeking individuals to participate in a project on collaborator group for its Building Resilience for State and Local Health Department Staff Responding to Public Emergencies (Building Responder Resilience) Project. To address the increasing mental and psychological stress on state, territorial, local, and tribal (STLT) health department (HD) staff, the project will focus on organizational or systems-level solutions that can support these professionals and overcome factors that contribute to burnout and stress. The project will identify solutions that will not require individuals to advocate for themselves, but rather incorporate elements of building resilience into the organizational culture and structural elements of HDs.
CDC is currently seeking volunteers to take part in a focus group or a collaborator group to help assess the landscape to identify organizational-level factors that affect employee burnout and interventions that have been effective in improving employee resilience. CDC welcomes participation from HD leaders, employees, program managers, HR staff, and professional organization representatives from across the country to better understand what leads to stress and burnout and how HDs can support their employees through interventions designed to improve resilience.
Individuals interested in participating in the Building Responder Resilience Project must submit a completed CDC Responder Resilience Focus Group and Collaborator Interest Form. Recipients are encouraged to forward this information to others who might be willing to become a collaborator or participate in a focus group.
For additional information, contact Allison.Alexander@icf.com.
The Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services sent a letter to the Governors of all 50 states informing them the public health emergency (PHE) will officially end on May 11, 2023. Attached to the letter, is a document titled, “COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Transition Roadmap.” In addition, CDC published a three-page set of talking points on the impacts of ending of the PHE.
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has provided resources to support public health jurisdictions to write equitable, inclusive preparedness activities with associated goals that are Strategic, Measurable, Ambitious, Realistic, Time-bound, Inclusive, and Equitable or SMARTIE.
The February 7, 2023, episode of the podcast “Healthcast,” produced by Gov CIO, features part 1 of a conversation with Kristin Finne, Director of the emPOWER Program at the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
The speaker videos from the January Pediatric Readiness Conference are now available on MI-TRAIN. The link is https://www.train.org/main/course/1108700/compilation. The course ID is 1108700. If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Korte.
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