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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released the BP2 Continuation Guidance for the PHEP funding. Reach out to your point of contact if you have any questions. As we learn more about funding and other details, we will be sure to pass those along.
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The Saginaw County Health Department has developed two resources for working with 2-1-1 call centers:
211 and LHD Roles and Responsibilities:
This document is something that local health departments can use as a stand-alone document that defines roles and responsibilities, or as a starting point to create a memorandum of understanding with their respective 2-1-1 regional call center. At the present time, memoranda of understandings are optional.
Utilization of 211 During Public Health Emergencies:
This document may look similar; however, this is a template that contains language that local health departments can include in their emergency response plans (specifically CERC plans) to describe the process of utilizing 2-1-1 during a public health emergency. This example was customized for Saginaw County Health Department and 2-1-1 NE Michigan. For those local health departments in the 2-1-1 NE Michigan area, the NE Michigan 2-1-1 Director assisted with the development of these documents and has approved them for use in her coverage area.
Chad Veeser, Emergency Management Officer for Michigan 2-1-1, has approved these documents and will be sharing these documents across his network as well.
If you have any questions, contact Cari Hillman at Saginaw County Health Department.
A Michigan Volunteer Registry (MVR) administrator training will be held on April 15 from 10:00 a.m. – noon. EPCs are required to take this training once every three years. You need to take this training if you are a new EPC or have not taken this training since 2022. Refer to the email sent to EPCs from the MVR on March 20, 2025 for additional information.
Contact Stephanie Steele or Elizabeth Shepard if you have any questions.
The next Preparedness Lunch and Learn will be held on April 15, 2025. The topic: The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS). Presented by Kenneth Bresnan from the Veterans Health Administration.
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