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• Public Health Preparedness Capabilities: National Standards for State and Local Planning

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  Public Health Preparedness Capabilities: National Standards for State and Local Planning, hereafter referred to as public health preparedness capabilities, creates national, standards for public health preparedness capability-based planning and will assist state and local planners in identifying gaps in preparedness, determining the specific jurisdictional priorities, and developing plans for building and sustaining capabilities. These standards are designed to accelerate state and local preparedness planning, provide guidance and recommendations for preparedness planning, and, ultimately, assure safer, more resilient, and better prepared communities.

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

  2011-03
• Homeland Security: Managing First Responder Grants to Enhance Emergency Preparedness in the National Capital Region, Statement of William O.Jenkins, Jr., Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate

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  "After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the National Capital Region (NCR) - the District of Columbia and nearby jurisdictions in Maryland and Virginia - was recognized as a significant potential target for terrorism. In fiscal years 2002 and 2003, about $340 million in emergency preparedness funds were allocated to NCR jurisdictions. In May 2004, GAO issued a report (GAO-04-433) that examined (1) the use of federal funds emergency preparedness funds allocated to NCR jurisdictions, (2) the challenges within the NCR to organizing and implementing efficient and effective preparedness programs, (3) any emergency preparedness gaps that remain in the NCR, and (4) the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) role in the NCR. The report made recommendations to the Secretary of DHS to enhance the management of first responder grants in the NCR. We also reported in September 2004 (GAO- 04-1009) that the NCRs Governance Structure for the Urban Area Security Initiative could facilitate collaborative, coordinated, and planned management and use of federal funds for enhancing emergency preparedness, if implemented as planned DHS agreed to implement these recommendations."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2005-07-14
• Presidential Policy Directive 8 and the National Preparedness System: Background and Issues for Congress [October 21, 2011]

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  "Presidential Policy Directive 8: National Preparedness (PPD-8) was signed and released by President Barack Obama on March 30, 2011. PPD-8 and its component policies intend to guide how the nation, from the federal level to private citizens, can 'prevent, protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from those threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the Nation.' These threats include terrorist acts, natural disasters, and other man-made incidents. PPD-8 evolves from, and supersedes, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8, which was released under President George W. Bush. PPD-8 is intended to meet many requirements of Subtitle C of the Post-Katrina Emergency Reform Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-295, 6 U.S.C. §741- 764). [...] Congress may wish to oversee how the Administration creates and implements the many elements of PPD-8. This report discusses several potential issues and challenges that may arise in the development and implementation of each National Planning Framework. These issues and challenges include evaluating: how PPD-8 policies conform with statute; how federal roles and responsibilities have been assigned to implement and execute PPD-8 policies; how non-federal resources and stakeholders will be impacted by national preparedness guidance; and how the overall federal budget may be reprioritized by a new national preparedness goal. However, it may be difficult to ascertain the full impact of PPD-8 on national preparedness until its provisions are fully operationalized and tested during real world hazards."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Brown, Jared T.

  2011-10-21
• 2015 National Snapshot of Public Health Preparedness

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  From the Executive Summary: "This report presents a snapshot of public health preparedness and response activities during 2013 and 2014. Information on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (PHPR), as well as performance data for Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement awardees, are highlighted throughout. Some of the key accomplishments are: 1) Due in large part to PHEP funding and other preparedness investments, the nation is better prepared to prevent and respond to public health emergencies now than before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks; 2) Over the past 3 years PHEP awardees have improved capacity in nearly all high priority public health preparedness capabilities; 3) During 2013,131 CDC field staff were assigned to 50 different PHEP awardee locations. These staff filled critical roles in epidemiology, medical countermeasure management, and technical assistance and were prepared if called upon to assist during public health emergencies; and, 4) PHPR improved collaborations with federal partners, such as the Department of Health and Human Services' Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response; state and local public health departments; nongovernmental organizations; and other countries to prevent and respond to public health emergencies."

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response

  2015
• Proclamation 8700: National Preparedness Month, August 31, 2011

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  "Preparedness is a shared responsibility, and my Administration is dedicated to implementing a ''whole community'' approach to disaster response. This requires collaboration at all levels of government, and with America's private and nonprofit sectors. Individuals also play a vital role in securing our country. The National Preparedness Month Coalition gives everyone the chance to join together and share information across the United States. Americans can also support volunteer programs through www.Serve.gov, or find tools to prepare for any emergency by visiting the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Ready Campaign website at www.Ready.gov or www.Listo.gov. In the last few days, we have been tested once again by Hurricane Irene. While affected communities in many States rebuild, we remember that preparedness is essential. Although we cannot always know when and where a disaster will hit, we can ensure we are ready to respond. Together, we can equip our families and communities to be resilient through times of hardship and to respond to adversity in the same way America always has--by picking ourselves up and continuing the task of keeping our country strong and safe. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2011 as National Preparedness Month. I encourage all Americans to recognize the importance of preparedness and observe this month by working together to enhance our national security, resilience, and readiness."

  United States. Office of the Federal Register

  Obama, Barack

  2011-08-31
• Chemical and Biological Defense: Management Actions are Needed to Close the Gap between Army Chemical Unit Preparedness and Stated National Priorities, Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on National Security and International Relations, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives

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  "The 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review Report states that the Department of Defense (DOD) must be prepared to respond to and mitigate the effects of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) attacks at home or overseas. Moreover, the Secretary of Defense directed the U.S. military to define the nature and potential requests for military capabilities needed to respond to 15 National Planning Scenarios issued by the Homeland Security Council. The Army's chemical units are key players in this mission. GAO was asked to evaluate the preparedness of the Army's chemical and biological units, including the extent to which (1) units tasked with providing chemical and biological defense support to combat units and commands are adequately staffed, equipped, and trained and (2) units also tasked with a homeland defense mission-especially National Guard and Reserve units-are adequately prepared for this mission. During this review, we analyzed readiness data and other preparedness indicators for 78 Army chemical units. GAO recommends actions to address long-standing chemical unit personnel and equipment shortages; and better enable Army chemical units to perform wartime and homeland defense missions. DOD generally agreed with two recommendations and disagreed with those to address unit personnel and equipment shortages. GAO continues to believe its recommendations have merit."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2007-01
• Homeland Security and Capabilities-Based Planning: Improving National Preparedness

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  "Beginning in 2004, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began to define and implement a national domestic all-hazards preparedness goal, intended to improve the nations preparedness for national catastrophes, including terrorist attacks. DHSs approach was capabilities-based planning (CBP), adopted from the Department of Defense (DoD). CPB is intended to develop the means"capabilities"for organizations to set priorities responding to a wide range of potential, but uncertain challenges and circumstances, mindful of issues of cost and sustainability. This thesis is intended to help officials better understand CBP and the factors important to its successful implementation. These factors range from setting out the business case for CBP adoption to necessary organizational and cultural enablers. In conclusion, the thesis recommends enhancing the CBP approach to national preparedness planning through integrating its approach with use of a national preparedness management standard, coverage of the mission areas of the National Strategy for Homeland Security, and encouraging performance partnership and collaborative methods."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)

  Caudle, Sharon L.

  2005-09
• National Preparedness System

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  "Our Nation faces a wide range of threats and hazards, including acts of terrorism, cyber attacks, pandemics, and catastrophic natural disasters. Communities can address the risks these threats and hazards pose by working together using a systematic approach that builds on proven preparedness activities. The National Preparedness System builds on these activities and enables the Nation to meet the National Preparedness Goal. This document summarizes the components of the National Preparedness System, which include: identifying and assessing risk, estimating the level of capabilities needed to address those risks, building or sustaining the required levels of capability, developing and implementing plans to deliver those capabilities, validating and monitoring progress, and reviewing and updating efforts to promote continuous improvement."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2011-11
• Personal Preparedness in America: Findings from the 2009 Citizen Corps National Survey

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  "Disaster preparedness became a renewed priority for our nation as a direct response to the devastation of September 11, 2001. Following the tragedies of that day, government at all levels has imbedded stronger collaboration with non-governmental civic and private sector organizations and the general public in policies and practices. The Citizen Corps grassroots model of community preparedness has spread across the country, and Americans have been asked to become fully aware, trained, and practiced on how to respond to potential threats and hazards. To evaluate the nation's progress on personal preparedness, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Community Preparedness Division and Citizen Corps conduct national household surveys to measure the public's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors relative to preparing for a range of hazards. This report provides a summary of the findings from the 2007 Citizen Corps National Survey."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2009-08
• Federal Emergency Management Agency's Office of National Preparedness, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Economic Develpment, Public Buildings and Emergency Management of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, April 11, 2002

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  From the opening statement of Steven C. LaTourette: Today marks the seven-month anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks on America. Our thoughts and prayers are with those families that suffered because of the actions of terrorists. I also want to express, on behalf of the subcommittee, our sincere gratitude for those first responders involved in the recovery effort. Today I want to welcome our witnesses, Mr. Bruce Baughman of FEMA, Ms. Deborah Daniels from the Department of Justice, and Mr. Randall Yim from GAO [Government Accountability Office]. Thank you all for appearing before the subcommittee today. We are here to receive testimony on the creation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Office of National Preparedness. On May 8, 2001, the President established the Office of National Preparedness at FEMA and charged it with coordinating national preparedness efforts to respond to any emergency or disaster, including an act of terrorism. We're pleased to see the action taken by the Administration. The subcommittee held hearings on April the 21st and May the 9th and received testimony from Members of Congress, the Executive agencies, the Department of Defense, GAO, research institutes and State and local emergency management organizations. The hearings identified unnecessary overlap and duplication among multiple Federal agency terrorism Preparedness training courses and Federal response teams. In addition, concerns were expressed about the Nation's ability to effectively communicate and coordinate amongst Federal agencies the State and local response efforts. Legislation considered by this subcommittee, H.R. 525, would have helped to alleviate many of those concerns. As many are aware, it is what you do in the first few hours of a disaster that will shape how successful the response and recovery efforts will be. If the response is quick, with properly trained and equipped personnel, you can meet and overcome virtually any disaster. This was true in New York and at the Pentagon. After the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center, fire police, EMS [Emergency Management Service], and trained civilian volunteers, the first responders from New York City and the metro area were on the scene to begin with the recovery effort in minutes. At the Pentagon, it was the traditional first responders, as well as the highly trained officers and soldiers of the military that worked at the Pentagon and immediately began the recovery efforts." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Bruce Baughman, Deborah J. Daniels and Randall A. Yim.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2002
• Target Capabilities List: A Companion to the National Preparedness Guidelines

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  "The President and Congress directed creation of a fully integrated, adaptable, all-hazards national preparedness system. The National Preparedness Guidelines (The Guidelines) and Target Capabilities List (TCL) establish the system's all-hazards framework. The Guidelines provide the vision and establishes national priorities. The TCL is a national-level, generic model of operationally ready capabilities defining all-hazards preparedness. Users should refer to the TCL to assess capabilities, identify needs, and inform plans and strategies taking into account their risk. It is important to understand that the TCL serves as a reference document and planning guide to preparedness and in no way serves as a prescription for program or resource requirements."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2007-09
• National Emergency Preparedness and Response: Improving for Incidents of National Significance

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  "The national emergency management system has need of significant improvement in its contingency planning and early consolidation of effort and coordination between federal, state, and local agencies for Incidents of National Significance. This improvement should be supported with the understanding that 'federalizing' a response is appropriate only under the direst of circumstances and that more appropriately, the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security and the states should better partnership in planning for, exercising for, and responding to Incidents of National Significance. Despite recent calls for the contrary in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it would be antithetical to the U.S. system of governance and its philosophical underpinnings for local responsibilities and response to be 'federalized' too early and for the DoD to assume the lead agency for responding to Incidents of National Significance. Legislating change and establishing specific requirements in law for cooperative DHS, DoD and state training and exercising would establish minimum requirements for regional planning and preparedness and, ultimately, better response. It is time to better shape the efforts and responsibilities of the federal agencies with reality and codify, train to, and exercise them so that the national response capability reflects the professionalism of the state and local."

  Army War College (U.S.)

  Clayton, Christopher M.

  2006-03-15
• 2004 Research and Development Exchange Workshop Proceedings: A Year Later: Research and Development Issues to Ensure Trustworthiness in Telecommunications and Information Systems that Directly or Indirectly Impact National Security and Emergency Preparedness

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  "From October 28 to October 29, 2004, the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) conducted its sixth Research and Development Exchange (RDX) Workshop entitled, A Year Later: Research and Development Issues to Ensure Trustworthiness in Telecommunications and Information Systems that Directly or Indirectly Impact National Security and Emergency Preparedness. The purpose of the event was to stimulate an exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners from the telecommunications industry, Government, and academia on issues regarding trustworthiness of national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) telecommunications systems. Increasing reliance on the public switched network, the Internet, and computer applications to support national security, homeland security, emergency preparedness, and public safety places a premium on trusted systems (e.g., systems that are available, secure, reliable, and survivable even in the face of attacks, failures, or accidents). The August 14, 2003, Northeast blackout underscored the critical importance of networked information systems in supporting national crisis management and response previously demonstrated by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Ensuring that national leaders, first responders, infrastructure owners and operators, and the public receive timely, accurate, and complete information from trusted networked information systems is crucial to both national and homeland security. To date, a majority of the research studies and activities on the trustworthiness of networked information systems have focused on vulnerabilities in cyberspace (e.g., the National Research Council's seminal report, Trust in Cyberspace). However, achieving and sustaining trustworthiness in those systems is jeopardized by a host of other threats (e.g., exploitation by insiders, physical destruction) that extend beyond cyberspace."

  United States. President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

  2004-10
• 2009 Annual Operating Plan - National Preparedness Directorate

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  The 2009 National Preparedness Directorate (NPD) Annual Operating Plan articulates the NPD's key goals and objectives, foundations for success, and the path for successfully carrying out NPD's initiatives over the next year. The Plan also articulates how the NPD goals and objectives link to FEMA's overarching goals and objectives. [...]. The NPD is responsible for leading America's efforts to enhance preparedness to prevent, protect from, respond to, and recover from disasters, natural and manmade. Through its programs and resources, the NPD has limited the impact of disasters by helping equip entities across the Nation with appropriate knowledge, skills, and capabilities. The NPD strives to achieve a Nation prepared through a comprehensive cycle of planning, organizing and equipping, training, exercising, and evaluating and improvement planning. The Preparedness Cycle provides a process for enhancing preparedness and the NPD provides the doctrine, programs, and resources to help entities implement the Cycle.

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2009-04
• 2011 National Preparedness Month Summary Report

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  "Each year National Preparedness Month (NPM) is sponsored by FEMA's Ready Campaign in partnership with Citizen Corps, FEMA's grassroots strategy, and more than 1500 messages posted on the coalition site throughout the month of September. This year's NPM theme, 'A Time to Remember. A Time to Prepare.' was created to capture the emotions of the ten year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and honor the local first responders that keep us safe, promote volunteer programs that help us prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters, and continue promoting the message that preparedness is a shared responsibility with the whole team. This September a dedicated NPM working group was formed to support the PPD-8 and whole community concept and expand on outreach opportunities on a National level which included more non-traditional organizations in order to encourage a greater crosssection of the public with a focus on how to connect the public with their local first responders and volunteer programs. Examples of this include our national work with new private sector partners and organizations such as AARP, the Girl Scouts, the Humane Society and multiple community service organizations recruited to help promote preparedness messages to their local membership. In addition, other Federal Agencies (Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Small Business Administration, Health and Human Services, etc.) were asked to promote the preparedness effort to their state, local and non-profit partners."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Ready Campaign (U.S.)

  2011
• Draft National Preparedness Goal: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8

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  This is the December 2005 draft version of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8. "The President directed the development of a National Preparedness Goal (or Goal) in Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-8. The Goal reorients how the Federal government proposes to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. The Goal establishes a vision, capabilities, and priorities for national preparedness. It should be utilized in conjunction with the three capabilities-based planning tools referenced in the Goal: the National Planning Scenarios, Universal Task List (UTL), and Target Capabilities List (TCL). Collectively, they identify key requirements that can help guide domestic all-hazards preparedness efforts."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2005-12
• National Preparedness Goal: HSPD-8 Implementation Newsletter

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  "HSPD-8 [Homeland Security Presidential Directive-8] states that the National Preparedness Goal will establish 'measurable readiness targets… that appropriately balance the potential threat and magnitude of terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies with the resources required to prevent, respond to, and recover from them.' [...] As required in HSPD-8, the National Preparedness Goal will include measurable readiness targets, priorities, standards for preparedness assessments and strategies, and a system for assessing the Nation's overall level of preparedness."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness

  2005-07-25
• Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: The National Preparedness System, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session, March 16, 2017

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  This is a testimony compilation of the March 16, 2017 hearing on "Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: The National Preparedness System" held before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. From the opening statement of Lou Barletta: "The purpose of today's hearing is to look at the resources and investments that have gone into building the National Preparedness System, which was authorized 10 years ago in the Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act. Since 2003, more than $47 billion in preparedness grant funding has been provided to state, territorial, local, and Tribal governments to help reach the current level of national preparedness. This funding has helped these entities prepare to rebuild our infrastructure and communities when disaster strikes." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Catherine Pugh, Wendy Smith-Reeve, Nick Crossley, Joseph Lawless, Art Martynuska, Tom Roberts, William Daroff, and Michael Feinstein.

  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

  2017-03-16
• Combating Terrorism: Intergovernmental Cooperation in the Development of a National Strategy to Enhance State and Local Preparedness, Statement of Patricia A. Dalton Director, Strategic Issues, Testimony before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives

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  Federal, state, and local governments share responsibility for terrorist attacks. However, local government, including police and fire departments, emergency medical personnel, and public health agencies, is typically the first responder to an incident. The federal government historically has provided leadership, training, and funding assistance. In the aftermath of September 11, for instance, one-quarter of the $40 billion Emergency Response Fund was earmarked for homeland security, including enhancing state and local government preparedness. Because the national security threat is diffuse and the challenge is highly intergovernmental, national policymakers must formulate strategies with a firm understanding of the interests, capacity, and challenges facing those governments. The development of a national strategy will improve national preparedness and enhance partnerships between federal, state, and local governments. The creation of the Office of Homeland Security is an important and potentially significant first step. The Office of Homeland Security's strategic plan should (1) define and clarify the appropriate roles and responsibilities of federal, state, and local entities; (2) establish goals and performance measures to guide the nation's preparedness efforts; and (3) carefully choose the most appropriate tools of government to implement the national strategy and achieve national goals.

  United States. General Accounting Office

  2002-04-02
• Combating Terrorism: Intergovernmental Partnership in a National Strategy to Enhance State and Local Preparedness Statement of Paul L. Posner, Managing Director, Federal Budget Issues, Strategic Issues, Testimony before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives

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  Federal, state, and local governments share responsibility for terrorist attacks. However, local government, including police and fire departments, emergency medical personnel, and public health agencies, is typically the first responder to an incident. The federal government historically has provided leadership, training, and funding assistance. In the aftermath of September 11, for instance, one-quarter of the $40 billion Emergency Response Fund was earmarked for homeland security, including enhancing state and local government preparedness. Because the national security threat is diffuse and the challenge is highly intergovernmental, national policymakers must formulate strategies with a firm understanding of the interests, capacity, and challenges facing those governments. The development of a national strategy will improve national preparedness and enhance partnerships between federal, state, and local governments. The creation of the Office of Homeland Security is an important and potentially significant first step. The Office of Homeland Security's strategic plan should (1) define and clarify the appropriate roles and responsibilities of federal, state, and local entities; (2) establish goals and performance measures to guide the nation's preparedness efforts; and (3) carefully choose the most appropriate tools of government to implement the national strategy and achieve national goals.

  United States. General Accounting Office

  2002-03-22
• National Preparedness Month, 2007 [August 30, 2007]

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  President Bush declares National Preparedness Month "to raise awareness about the importance of emergency preparedness and to encourage all Americans to better prepare their homes and communities for emergencies. Protecting America's homeland and citizens is the shared responsibility of the entire Nation. Individuals can prepare themselves and their families for emergencies by taking simple steps such as organizing an emergency supply kit, making a personal preparedness plan, becoming informed about different threats, and getting involved in preparing their community. These activities create a culture of preparedness and can help save lives."

  United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary

  2007-08-30
• DHS Announces First National Preparedness Goal [October 7, 2011]

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  On October 7, 2011, the Department of Homeland Security issued the following press release: "Today, the Department of Homeland Security announced the release of the country's first-ever National Preparedness Goal. The goal is the first deliverable required under Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 8: National Preparedness, which was released in April 2011. The goal sets the vision for nationwide preparedness and identifies the core capabilities and targets necessary to achieve preparedness across five mission areas laid out under PPD 8: prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security. Press Office

  2011-10-07
• Proclamation 8854: National Preparedness Month, 2012

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  "As thousands of our fellow Americans respond to and recover from the damage done by Hurricane Isaac, we are called to remember that throughout our history, emergencies and natural disasters have tested the fabric of our country. During National Preparedness Month, we renew our commitment to promoting emergency preparedness in homes, businesses, and communities nationwide, and to building an America more ready and resilient than ever before. Each of us has an important role to play in bolstering our preparedness for disasters of all types--from cyber incidents and acts of terrorism to tornadoes and flooding. That is why my Administration is pursuing an approach to emergency management that engages the whole community-- from Federal, State, local, and tribal governments to the private sector, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and the general public. I encourage all Americans to visit www.Ready.gov or www.Listo.gov to learn more about the risks facing their communities, find out what they can do to prepare, and join thousands of individuals from coast to coast by becoming a member of the National Preparedness Coalition. Individuals and families can also take action by building a disaster supply kit with food, water, and essential supplies in case of emergency, and by developing and sharing an emergency plan with their loved ones. As cities and towns across our country recover from natural disasters that have spanned historic drought to devastating wildfires and storms, we are reminded of the spirit of resilience that binds us together as one people and as one American family. This month, let us honor that spirit by standing with all those affected by recent severe weather, as well as past disasters, and by taking the steps we can to protect our loved ones and our communities before disaster strikes."

  United States. Office of the Federal Register

  Obama, Barack

  2012-08-31
• Bioterrorism: Summary of a CRS/National Health Policy Forum Seminar on Federal, State, and Local Public Health Preparedness [December 21, 2001]

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  "The September 11th attack and subsequent intentional release of anthrax spores via the U.S. postal system have focused policymakers' attention on the preparedness and response capability of the nation's public health system. The anthrax attacks put a tremendous strain on the U. S. public health infrastructure, an infrastructure that many experts argue has been weakened by years of neglect and under-funding. To better understand the preparedness gaps that exist, as well as the disparate functions and agencies that define public health in this country, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), in conjunction with George Washington University's National Health Policy Forum (NHPF), convened a seminar on October 26, 2001, entitled, The U.S. Health Care System: Are State and Local Officials Prepared for Bioterrorism? How Should the Federal Government Assist? [...]. Based upon their varied experiences, there was general consensus among all the speakers that public health preparedness, while dependent upon federal financial and other assistance, was largely a local matter. They argued that mending the gaps in the current public health fabric will require significant long-term commitments from the federal government, including investments and improvements in: laboratory capacity, regional planning, workforce training, epidemiology and surveillance systems, information systems, communication systems, and media relations. The panelists stressed that as priorities are set and resources committed, it is imperative that all preparedness efforts be coordinated at all levels of government--federal, state, and local."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Strongin, Robin J.; Redhead, C. Stephen

  2001-12-21
• Integration of Mental and Behavioral Health in Federal Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery: Assessment and Recommendations: A Report of the Disaster Mental Health Subcommittee of the National Biodefense Science Board

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  "Careful attention to mental and behavioral health concerns should be an integral part of preparedness, response, and recovery for disasters and emergencies that have consequences for the public's health. Dealing effectively with these issues can increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the immediate response to a disaster, reduce the long-term health burden and associated costs, and improve public confidence in the Federal Government's ability to deal with future emergencies. Yet in many current policies, procedures, and planning efforts, at all governmental levels, disaster mental health issues do not receive the attention and priority they deserve, are not effectively integrated within a comprehensive response, and are sometimes not represented at all. In November 2008, the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) issued recommendations developed by the Disaster Mental Health (DMH) Subcommittee to increase the priority and effectiveness of the mental and behavioral health elements of the Nation's preparedness, response, and recovery efforts for public health disasters and emergencies. Responding to the recommendations, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) asked the NBSB to convene the DMH Subcommittee to assess the Department's progress in integrating mental and behavioral health issues into disaster and emergency preparedness, response, and recovery activities. This report describes the result of that assessment. The DMH Subcommittee concludes that the most pressing and significant problem that hinders integration of disaster mental and behavioral health is the lack of appropriate policy at the highest Federal level. Compounding that problem is the lack of any clear statement as to where the authority to devise, formulate, and implement such policy should reside."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

  2010-09-22
• I Am the Dragoman: EMS Translations and Boundary Objects in National Preparedness

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  From the thesis abstract: "Emergency medical services (EMS) in the United States is highly localized, arising from the historical efforts of local entrepreneurs, with local resources, perceptions and expectations. Early EMS development was spurred by strong federal leadership and funding for capacity building, but since the early 1980s, EMS has suffered from an absence of both, resulting in a patchwork of thousands of persistent local EMS interpretations. This study evaluates EMS through the framework of Boundary Object Theory, demonstrating that EMS is what Star and Griesemer refer to as a 'boundary object,' around and within which multiple communities of practice interact. A case study of a local EMS agency as a community of practice demonstrates that it is indeed an organizational community of practice, and part of a larger EMS--and specifically out of hospital EMS community of practice. These communities of practice contribute to a coherent collective meaning of the EMS object at some analytical levels, but EMS perceptions do not scale from the local level to national preparedness policy. The consequences are discordant EMS preparedness policy and gaps in national preparedness, exacerbated by a lack of standardized methods and consolidated federal leadership for EMS. Recognizing out of hospital EMS as a discipline with a defined domain, its inclusion in preparedness policy development, and the return of federal leadership in EMS are recommendations."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security

  Robinson, James L.

  2018-09
• 2008-2009 President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) Issue Review: NSTAC: Enhancing National Security and Emergency Preparedness through Communications

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  "This edition of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) Issue Review provides a comprehensive report on issues addressed by the NSTAC from its first meeting in December 1982 to its most recent meeting on May 21, 2009. For each topic the NSTAC addressed, the Issue Review provides the following information when applicable: names of the investigating groups, length of time required for the investigation, issue background, a synopsis of actions and recommendations, measures resulting from NSTAC recommendations, reports issued, and members of the current/active investigating groups. Since the completion of the NSTAC 2008-2009 cycle at the 2009 meeting, the Office of the Manager, National Communications System (OMNCS) has worked with the NSTAC, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Executive Office of the President to forward NSTAC recommendations to the President and to Federal Government departments and agencies for comment and consideration. As each of these recommendations moves forward, the Issue Review will annually update the status of each recommendation to provide updated information to industry, Government, and the public on issues vital to national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) communications."

  United States. President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

  2009-11
• U.S. Biodefense, Preparedness, and Implications of Antimicrobial Resistance for National Security, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on National Security of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, June 26, 2019

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  This is the June 26, 2019 hearing on "U.S. Biodefense, Preparedness, and Implications of Antimicrobial Resistance for National Security" held before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on National Security of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. From the opening statement of Stephen Lynch the hearing was convened to "examine whether the United States is prepared to respond to various biological threats to our national security. These include natural pandemic outbreaks such as influenza, Ebola, or diseases yet unknown, as well as biological attacks which are perpetrated by foreign adversaries, terrorist organizations, and other non-State actors." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Helen Boucher, Asha George, Chris Currie and Cham E. Dallas.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2019
• National Preparedness Goal [Final Draft]

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  "The President directed the development of a National Preparedness Goal (or Goal) in Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-8. The Goal reorients how the Federal government proposes to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. The Goal establishes a vision, capabilities, and priorities for national preparedness. It should be utilized in conjunction with the three capabilities-based planning tools referenced in the Goal: the National Planning Scenarios, Universal Task List (UTL), and Target Capabilities List (TCL). Development of the Goal and the planning tools involved extensive coordination with other Federal departments and agencies and consultation with State, local, and tribal governments, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations. These documents are not micro-level plans that tell officials how to execute their assigned missions. They do not impose a specific array of assets on each community, or a specific funding formula on each program. Rather, these documents identify core capabilities we want to achieve and sustain as a Nation and therefore, will transform how the Federal government proposes to invest homeland security funding in order to achieve the highest possible readiness."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2005-12
• Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program: National Report [2013]

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  "The purpose of this 2013 National Report is to provide details of the regional catastrophic planning efforts that demonstrate the increased national and community resiliency and strengthened partnerships achieved by the ten recipients of the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP). As funding for the RCPGP concludes after the Fiscal Year 2011 cycle, the sites, individually and collectively, are focused on both sustaining existing plans as well as building on these accomplishments to improve the nation's ability to respond to catastrophic disasters. Since the 2012 comprehensive report, the sites have been actively engaged in expanding preparedness efforts, developing trainings, planning for tabletops and functional exercises, and building sustainment plans. In this report, the sites take a step back to reflect on the values and benefits the RCPGP offers, detail the root causes of success, and offer recommendations for sustaining the great strides made in regional collaboration, catastrophic preparedness, and whole community planning. Also included in this document are highlights from each of the ten sites. Lastly, the vast and extensive planning efforts from each site are cataloged in a Plan Matrix that can be used as a national resource."

  Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program

  2013