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February
13 | Monthly PHEP Partners Meeting
14 | Complete module 3 of the Roots of Health Inequity Course
17 | Presidents Day Holiday – State of Michigan offices closed
18 | Submit completed MISNS SharePoint spreadsheets
18 | Preparedness Lunch & Learn
26 | Noontime Nugget
March
13 | Monthly PHEP Partners Meeting
17-19 | CHECC Play in Cobalt Magnet national level exercise
20 | Preparedness Lunch & Learn
27 | Noontime Nugget
31 | Q3 contact information updates due,
31 | IPPW documentation due.
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Updated MISNS Request SharePoint spreadsheets are due to the DEPR-PHEP email account by February 18. The original request went out 12/11/2024 to LHD EPCs individually. If you have already submitted your spreadsheet, thank you. If you have any questions, please contact April Walton.
The Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response (DEPR) submitted the required Risk Assessment Data Elements (RADE) report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 31, 2025, as required. As promised, a copy is being made available to LHDs.
BEPESoC is hosting a free, 8-hour DHS/FEMA-certified emergency preparedness class to educate participants on the planning efforts needed to ensure the safety of individuals with access and functional needs during a crisis event. This course is specifically tailored for rural and Tribal communities, ensuring that you and your team are prepared for any situation.
Class Name – MGT-403: Underserved Populations Preparedness Planning for Rural Responders and Volunteers
Class Date: July 9, 2025
Class Location: 1001 Terminal Road, Lansing, Michigan 48906 – Joint Activity Room
Sign Up Now: https://ruraltraining.org/course/MGT-403/?scheduled=true&id=12680
Obtain FEMA Student ID (if you don’t have one): https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid/register
For more information or questions, please call 877-855-RDPC (7372) or email helpdesk@ruraltraining.org.
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The position formerly occupied by Terra Riddle has been posted to the State of Michigan job openings website. This position, “serves as resident subject matter expert related to crisis and emergency risk communication (CERC), providing guidance to leadership and other program areas on effective communication strategies to help individuals, stakeholders, and communities make the best possible decisions for their health and the health of their loved ones during emergencies; engages in emergency response planning and exercise development.” This job opportunity closes on February 13, 2025.
DEPR is interested in learning about the types of trainings you would like to see offered in the future. You are invited to take a moment to complete the linked short survey and share your preferences. Your responses will help shape and guide upcoming training opportunities. Please respond by February 24, 2025. For questions, please contact Kerry Chamberlain.
Through natural disasters, active assailant events, and even pandemics, Healthcare emergency managers are consistently challenged to help their organizations plan, train, and respond to incidents. This series of virtual trainings will continue to build knowledge for healthcare emergency managers. Please share this with your partners.
EMS, Physician, Nursing, Social Worker and Nursing Home Administrator credits are available for all sessions.
- Distributing medical countermeasures is a critical part of any public health emergency. Public health, hospital, and other healthcare partners work together to ensure medical countermeasure get to the public as quickly as possible. These medical countermeasures come from the federal government cache, the Strategic National Stockpile. In this presentation, presenters from local public health, and healthcare coalitions cover the process from start to finish. This includes the request for assets through how each partner moves them through the process.
- Presenters:
- Jay Timko - Region 2 South Healthcare Coalition
- Lindsay Gestro - Livingston County Health Department
- Rick Drummer - Region 2 North Healthcare Coalition
- Jeannie Byrne - DEPR
- April Walton - DEPR
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Join us the 4th Tuesday of every month at noon to learn more about different preparedness and response programs and software for public health and healthcare coalitions. On February 25, the topic will be managing volunteers.
Who should attend: Staff from DEPR, regional Healthcare Coalitions, local Health Departments, and Tribes.
For questions or to suggest topics for future presentations, please contact Kerry Chamberlain.
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has published a new resource of LHDs titled, “NACCHO Chemical-Preparedness-Handbook.”
NACCHO is conducting a survey on how LHDs manage their inventories. The survey is open thru February 20, 2025. Share Your Feedback on Inventory Management of Public Health Assets with NACCHO.
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Region 1: Denise Fleming
Region 2N & 2S: Jeannie Byrne
Region 3: Jim Koval
Region 5: April Walton
Region 6: Jessica Gould
Region 7: Jeannie Byrne
Region 8: Kerry Chamberlain
Tribes: Terra Riddle & Rose Ann Davis
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This message is being sent to the Division of Emergency Preparedness & Response, Tribal Health Care Coordinator, Local Health Department Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, and Local Health Department Health Officer mailing lists. |
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