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Creating a Regional Strategy for Enhanced Epidemiological Practice in Greater Houston

The Greater Houston UASI Health & Medical Committee, comprising representatives from healthcare, public health, EMS, and emergency management, focuses on enhancing epidemiological practice and response. This strategy promotes intra-jurisdictional and intra-disciplinary planning, training, and exercises to adapt to public health challenges. Key initiatives include the development of the Regional Epidemiology Plan, expansion of medical surge and mass prophylaxis capacity, enhanced surveillance systems, and improved communication between local health departments.

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Creating a Regional Strategy for Enhanced Epidemiological Practice in Greater Houston

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  1. A Strategy for Success Emily Llinás Kaye Reynolds Kirstin Short Creating a regional approach to epidemiological practice & response

  2. Greater Houston UASI Health & Medical Committee • Comprised of representatives from health care, public health, EMS & emergency management • Promotes intra-jurisdictional, intra-disciplinary planning, training & exercising • Developed and maintain health & medical portions of the Regional UASI Strategy • Prioritizes funding proposals

  3. Houston UASI Strategy Health & Medical Components • Expanded Mass Prophylaxis Capacity • Expanded Medical Surge Capacity • Enhanced Epidemiological Surveillance and investigation capacity

  4. Enhancing epidemiological response capacity • Establishes a Regional Epidemiology Plan • Increases RODs participation by hospitals and LHDs • Provides training to epi and non-epi staff • Includes epi components in regional exercises

  5. UASI Strategy: Meeting the Goal

  6. RODS Sustainability Project • Expands Real-time Outbreak Disease Surveillance System (RODS) to hospitals and public health departments • Housed by the City of Houston Department of Health & Human Services • Funded by the UASI grant and local funding

  7. Regional Communication & Collaboration Project • Seeks secure communication between regional LRN lab and local health departments • Managed at the City of Houston laboratory • UASI Funding enhanced Cyberlab’s capabilities • Two-way information flow starts in 2012

  8. Regional Epidemiological Response Plan • Establishes regional approach to surveillance & investigation • Developed by Regional Committee with contractor support in 2011 • Funded by the Regional Catastrophic Planning Grant (Ft. Bend County served as fiscal agent) • Plan released in 2012

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