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CDC has released its mid-year progress reporting tool for state awardees. This document contains all the required Risk Assessment Data Elements (RADE) elements that BEPESoC must submit to CDC at the end of January. With this long-awaited information, we are now able to finalize the JRA data collection tool for local health departments. The collection tool will include the minimum number of questions necessary to meet the CDC requirement. The primary question will ascertain the top risks within your jurisdiction along with several other related questions: mostly drop-down selection lists. As was previously mentioned on the November PHEP Partners’ call, you are encouraged to access and review previously conducted assessments such as your jurisdiction’s local THIRA and hazard mitigation plans, regional HVAs, IPP/IPPW, and any other public health risk assessment you may have conducted or participated in, as well as any resources you may have utilized (SVI, emPOWER data, CDC Places) within the last five years – related to the top risks and most prevalent vulnerable populations.
Please note: You do not need to conduct a risk assessment or research related to vulnerable populations for this collection tool. Due to the timing of the release, there will be some unavoidable overlap with the forthcoming At Risk Populations Assessment.
The JRA data collection tool will be released after Thanksgiving to allow time for internal approvals. The due date – originally set for January 2nd – will be extended slightly. Again, this tool will not be a heavy lift and even with the holidays, there should be more than enough time to complete it.
If you have any questions, you can contact your POC or Katie Dunkle-Reynolds (DunkleK@michigan.gov)
Terra Riddle will be joining the HPP Team as the new Unit Manager. She brings a wealth of experience from the PHEP program and emergency preparedness. Terra has been with BEPESoC for 5 years, primarily focused on crisis and emergency risk communications and more recently, health equity. Prior to coming to the bureau, she worked in Flint during the water crisis supporting community education, volunteerism, and fundraising. She has her Bachelor of Public Affairs degree from Wayne State University and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Michigan Flint. Terra officially starts with HPP on November 24, 2024.
The communications coordinator position will be back filled and posted in the coming weeks. In the interim, Jessica Gould will serve as regional point of contact for region 6 health departments. Terra will continue to support the Tribes along with Rose Ann Davis.
Please submit copies of your completion certificate to your Regional Point of Contact and Rose Ann Davis. Feel free to work ahead and send certificates as you complete them. Completion of modules 2, 4, 5 and 6 is optional.
Content of the courses outlined below may be discussed during PHEP Partner Calls or other meetings, and as a component of mid- or year-end progress reporting.
2024
Sept 30, 2024 - Deadline: Roots of Health Inequity course registration
Nov 27, 2024 - Deadline: Roots of Health Inequity Due (Module 1)
2025
February 14, 2025 - Deadline: Public Health History Due (Module 3)
May 15, 2025 - Deadline: Building Narrative Power (Module 7)
September 15, 2025 - Deadline: Power & Health Equity (Module 8)
2026
January 15, 2026 - Deadline: Building Community Power (Module 9)
April 15, 2026 - Deadline: Reimagining Public Health Workforce (Module 10)
December 17, 2024 – Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies – 1.5 hours
- Dr. Zaid Kazzi from Emory University and Andrew King, Director of the Michigan Poison and Drug Information Center, will discuss radiological and nuclear emergencies and how they will cause unprecedented strain on healthcare and public health systems. Emergency preparedness for such events require specialized resources and tools that require a multidisciplinary collaboration.
Who should attend:
EMS, Healthcare Coalitions, Hospitals, Long-Term Care, Local Emergency Management, Health Departments, Tribes, etc.
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