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Remarks by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson at Press Conference: Announcing HHS Emergency Response [September 12, 2001]
From the statement of United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. Thompson: "I would like to update you on what the Department of Health and Human Services is doing to assist New York and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan areas in the wake of yesterday's terrorist attacks. We have a long way to go, but we have begun the healing process in America by acting quickly and aggressively to help those in need. We began preparing when the first reports came in from New York, and we mobilized as soon as state and local officials let us know what they needed. That is our role - to help state and local governments in any way possible. HHS medical personnel and support staff are on the ground, helping provide the initial care as we cope with this tragedy. Now, let me detail what precisely we are doing. From the moment we learned of these attacks, the Department of Health and Human Services began readying teams and resources to send to New York City and the Washington area to meet any needs of state and local officials. We have worked closely with officials at all levels from the start. I have spoken several times with Governor Ptaki, Governor Gilmore and Mayor Guliani and have vowed to offer whatever assistance they need. They know more resources are only a phone call away. Our Office of Emergency Preparedness has deployed 328 medical personnel from disaster readiness teams to Washington, D.C. and New York areas. The OEP also has deployed about 270 mortuary services personnel."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2001-09-12
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Information Security for IT Administrators [presentation]
These are presentation slides of the course on Information Security for IT Administrators offered by the Department of Health and Human Services: "Information Technology (IT) Administrators are the first line of defense in safeguarding information assets at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This course will discuss your role in keeping IT systems secure throughout the life cycle and in daily operations."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2016
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Information Security for Executives: Role-Based Training for Executives [presentation]
These are presentation slides of the course on Information Security for Executives offered by the Department of Health and Human Services.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2019
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Nerve Agents: Tabun (GA), Sarin (GB), Soman (GD), and VX Chemical Protocol
"Nerve agents are the most toxic of the known chemical warfare agents. They are chemically similar to organophosphate pesticides and exert their biological effects by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase enzymes. G-type agents are clear, colorless, and tasteless liquids that are miscible in water and most organic solvents. GB [Sarin] is odorless and is the most volatile nerve agent; however, it evaporates at about the same rate as water. GA [Tabun] has a slightly fruity odor, and GD [Soman] has a slight camphor-like odor. VX is a clear, amber-colored, odorless, oily liquid. It is miscible with water and soluble in all solvents. It is the least volatile nerve agent."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2000
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Guidance for Protecting Building Environments from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks
"This document identifies actions that a building owner or manager can implement without undue delay to enhance occupant protection from an airborne chemical, biological, or radiological (CBR) attack. The intended audience includes building owners, managers, and maintenance personnel of public, private, and governmental buildings, including offices, laboratories, hospitals, retail facilities, schools, transportation terminals, and public venues (for example, sports arenas, malls, coliseums). This document is not intended to address single-family or low-occupancy residential housing (less than five family units). Higher risk facilities such as industrial facilities, military facilities, subway systems, and law enforcement facilities require special considerations that are beyond the scope of this guide."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2002-05
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Department of Health and Human Services Disaster Behavioral Health Concept of Operations (Updated November 2016)
From the Introduction: "This Concept of Operations plan (CONOPS) describes the conceptual framework and coordination for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) federal-level behavioral health preparedness, response, and recovery for disasters and public health emergencies. The plan describes how HHS prepares for the behavioral health effects of a public health and medical emergency or disaster and transitions from normal day-to-day operations to coordinated department-wide response and recovery activities. The CONOPS is consistent with the National Preparedness Goal (NPG), the National Response Framework (NRF), and the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF). It supports the goals and objectives of the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS). The document explains how the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) coordinates HHS-wide response and recovery activities through the ASPR Incident Management structure--the Emergency Management Group (EMG)--on behalf of the Secretary in concert with the specific authorities and responsibilities of HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and HHS Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs). The document intentionally differs from traditional CONOPS format and includes conceptual language to frame disaster behavioral health in addition to discussion of federal disaster behavioral health operational response and recovery. A main aim of this CONOPS is to improve coordination of federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts concerning behavioral health in a manner consistent with--and supportive of--state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTT) efforts."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2016-11
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Assessment of the Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Juvenile Justice System
"When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the Gulf Coast in August of 2005, the juvenile justice systems in the impacted states were responsible for the welfare of approximately 16,000 youth under their supervision and custody. This report looks at what became of these youth--specifically, how jurisdictions responded to the monumental challenges posed by the storms, what lessons were learned, and how these lessons can be applied to improve the system's response to future catastrophes. The information on which this report is based comes directly from juvenile justice professionals who were on duty during and in the aftermath of the storms. Their stories were gathered during a series of nine focus groups conducted between mid-February and early March of 2006 as part of a 'hurricane impact assessment' designed and implemented by ICF Caliber under a contract with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The purpose of the assessment was to determine the impact of the storms on the lives of justice-involved youth by gathering an oral history of the chain of events leading up to and following the hurricanes, drawing on the perspectives of state and local professionals both in storm-impacted areas and in areas impacted by massive relocation. This report synthesizes the experiences and lessons learned gathered from focus group participants under five 'Key Findings.' Each finding is accompanied by recommendations to OJJDP regarding how to support jurisdictions and states impacted by the storms in their recovery from the past crisis, and how to help jurisdictions nationwide prepare effectively for future crises of similar magnitude."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Yeres, Susan; Andrews, Susan J.
2006
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Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
From the Introduction: "Healthcare facilities are integral to the health and well-being of the communities they serve. The resilience of a community depends on the ability of its critical infrastructure sectors to reliably respond to its needs, particularly during emergency events. Healthcare facilities make up an essential component of this critical infrastructure and must consistently maintain their water capabilities to meet the needs of their community members. A National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) Report on Water Sector Resilience identified that healthcare capabilities are degraded 67% - 99% within two hours of water service loss and other community capabilities--such as electrical generation, critical manufacturing, and agriculture and food--are degraded 67% - 99% within 4 hours of water service loss. To ensure that their critical water supply is not compromised by a partial or total interruption in the municipal water supply, it is essential for every healthcare facility to develop and implement an effective Emergency Water Supply Plan (EWSP)."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); American Water Works Association
2019
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Department of Health and Human Services Cybersecurity Awareness Training [presentation]
These are presentation slides of the course on Cybersecurity Awareness offered by the Department of Health and Human Services: "This course is designed to provide Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees, contractors, and others with access to Department systems and networks with the knowledge to protect information systems and sensitive data from internal and external threats. This course fulfills the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) requirement for security awareness training for users of federal information systems."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2016
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Cost Analysis of Healthcare Sector Data Breaches Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3)
From the Executive Summary: "Data breaches can have a significant impact on both the healthcare organization attacked and the individual victims. Healthcare and Public Health Sector (HPH) sector entities face the cost of recovery, lawsuits and the public relations ramifications including loss of customers/patients. Individuals can suffer financial penalties of various sorts as well as the embarrassment of having personal information leaked. As a result, the Federal government has passed several pieces of legislation in order to help protect against and curb data breaches, including regulations and penalties for healthcare organizations that are non-compliant. Costs are either direct or indirect, and mitigation efforts can be viewed in terms of prevention (the preferred method) and post-breach cost reduction. HPH Sector entities are encouraged to factor the cost of breaches into their overall approach towards risk management for both legal and operational efficiency reasons. According to a Ponemon Institute study, the average cost of a breach for a healthcare organization is approximately $8 million, and trending upwards, while another study concluded that a total breach cost can exceed $400 per patient record exposed, elevating the importance of establishing strong risk management practices."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2019-04-12
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HHS Emergency Response: Mid-day Report [September 12, 2001]
"HHS [United States Department of Health and Human Services] Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said today his department is on the ground and actively helping in recovery efforts in New York City and Washington, D.C. The Secretary spent much of the day briefing congressional leaders on what the department is doing in response to this crisis, as well as ensuring that resources were getting where they are needed."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2001-09-12
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Combating the Silent Epidemic: Action Plan for the Prevention, Care & Treatment of Viral Hepatitis
"Viral hepatitis is a silent epidemic in the United States. Although it is a leading infectious cause of death and claims the lives of 12,000--15,000 Americans each year, viral hepatitis remains virtually unknown to the general public, at-risk populations, and policymakers; even health-care providers lack knowledge and awareness about these infections. As a consequence, most of the 3.5-5.3 million Americans living with viral hepatitis do not know that they are infected, placing them at greater risk for severe, even fatal, complications from the disease and increasing the likelihood that they will spread the virus to others. Viral hepatitis is a major cause of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer in the United States; persons living with viral hepatitis are at increased risk for both conditions."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2011-05
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Indiana Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas
This map shows where there is a shortage of mental health professionals in Indiana.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2009-01
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Indiana Medically Underserved Areas and Populations
This map details where the medically undeserved populations in Indiana are located.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2009-01
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HHS Emergency Response Summary Report, Sept.13, 2001
"HHS [United States Department of Health and Human Services] Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today met with New York Gov. George Pataki and New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to discuss emergency response and needs. Secretary Thompson also viewed the site of the World Trade Center disaster, and he visited patients and doctors at St. Vincent Hospital and met with health officials including the New York City medical examiner."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2001-09-13
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Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Review Fact Sheet
The Department of Health and Human Services examined the U.S. government's system to produce medications, vaccines, equipment and supplies needed for a health emergency. The subsequent report, "Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Review: Transforming the Enterprise to Meet Long Range National Needs," reviewed the process and provided recommendations for a better approach to these medical countermeasures (MCMs). This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the key findings and recommendations of that report.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2010
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Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Review: Transforming the Enterprise to Meet Long-Range National Needs
The Department of Health and Human Services examined the U.S. government's system to produce medications, vaccines, equipment and supplies needed for a health emergency. This report reviews the process and provides recommendations for a better approach to these medical countermeasures (MCMs). It provides a background, discusses key attributes of a forward-looking strategy and key findings, and gives recommendations for optimizing the All-Hazards Medical Countermeasures Enterprise. The report concludes that "the MCM enterprise needs to institute significant structural and program changes to develop a more robust, aggressive, forward-looking and transformational approach to providing these products. It requires the science and research community to create and transition more candidate MCMs and flexible platform technologies that are poised for successful adoption by advanced product developers.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2010-08
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HHS Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Implementation Plan for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats
"Effective strategies to prevent, mitigate, and treat the consequences of chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) threats is an integral component of our national security strategy. The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE) Implementation Plan takes a holistic, end-to-end approach that considers multiple aspects of the medical countermeasures mission including research, development, acquisition, storage, maintenance, deployment, and guidance for utilization. The Plan is consistent with the President's Biodefense for the 21st Century and is aligned with the National Strategy for Medical Countermeasures against Weapons of Mass Destruction." For more information, visit http://www.hhs.gov/aspr/ophemc/enterprise/strategy/strategy.html.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2007-04
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Registered Nurse Population: National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, Preliminary Findings [March 2004]
"The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN) is the Nation's most extensive and comprehensive source of statistics on registered nurses (RNs) with current licenses to practice in the United States whether or not they are employed in nursing. Government agencies, legislative bodies and health professionals have used data from previous national sample surveys of registered nurses to inform workforce policies. Responses are used to estimate the number of RNs living and working in the United States; the educational background of RNs, including State or country of initial education and specialty area; employment status including type of employment setting, position level and salary; geographic distribution; and personal characteristics including gender, racial/ethnic background, age, family status, and job satisfaction. The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions previously conducted seven sample surveys. Reports from the surveys, conducted in 1977, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, l996 and 2000, have been published and made available to those involved in health care planning and evaluation as well as to the public. The eighth NSSRN began data collection in March 2004 and responses were received through November 2005. This report provides preliminary findings from the current survey."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2004-03
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Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness: Addressing Surge Capacity in a Mass Casualty Event
"A bioterrorist attack or other large-scale public health emergency has the potential to result in great numbers of human casualties. Substantial work has been done throughout the country at local, regional, State, and Federal levels to improve health system preparedness, and many health care organizations and systems have developed surge capacity and other medical care preparedness plans. Planning for a mass casualty event should also address what can be done outside the traditional health care system to cope with a surge in patient flow before, during, and after an event. In 2004, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) expanded its Bioterrorism Preparedness Research portfolio to include several projects that focus on surge capacity issues. Consistent with that focus, AHRQ sponsored three Web conferences on surge capacity and health system preparedness. The first dealt with education and training; the second with facilities and equipment; and the third in the series, held on October 26, 2004, examined some of the ways resources might be deployed in response to a mass casualty event. This issue brief summarizes this third Web conference."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2004
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Emergency Response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Audit of Program Support Center's Award Process for a Contract with Avaya, Inc.
"This report provides the results of our audit of the Program Support Center's (PSC) award process for a contract with Avaya, Inc. (Avaya), of Arlington, Virginia. The audit is one of several reviews of procurements by PSC and other components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2007-03-27
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2004 VAERS Assessment- Letter to Healthcare Providers
"As a health care professional involved with vaccinations, you can help to ensure the optimal safety of the U.S. immunization program by promptly and accurately reporting any significant adverse event that occurs following vaccination to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). VAERS is the national program that monitors the safety of vaccines after they are licensed and is jointly administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA and CDC analyze VAERS data to identify potential new vaccine safety concerns that may need further study."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2004-08
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Future of Drug Safety - Promoting and Protecting the Health of the Public: FDA's Response to the Institute of Medicine's 2006 Report
This report from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was written in response to the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) 2006 Report assessing the U.S. drug safety system. Specifically, this report addresses the FDA's commitment to drug safety and the IOM's recommendations in the context of the FDA's ongoing drug safety initiatives. In this report, the FDA sets forth their commitment to transforming the drug safety system, the actions they have taken or plan to take to fulfill this commitment, and their responses to the IOM recommendations. The report is organized around the following three themes: (A) The science supporting our drug product safety system; (B) Communication and information flows; and (C) Operations and management.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2007-01
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Public Health Workforce Study
"An adequate supply of well-prepared public health professionals is essential to an effective public health system in America. Concerns about bio-terrorism and terrorist attacks as well as the outbreak of Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) have made the country more acutely aware of the important responsibilities of the Nation's public health system. At the same time, there is concern about the adequacy of the public health workforce, both in terms of the number of workers and their skills and competencies […] The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis of the Bureau of Health Professions in the Health Research and Services Administration commissioned the New York Center for Health Workforce Studies at the SUNY School of Public Health to conduct a study of the public health workforce. The study focused on workers in State and local governmental public health agencies, particularly public health physicians, dentists and nurses, as well as other workers with formal public health training. The study also examined the role that schools of public health play in assisting these public health agencies to recruit, retain or provide continuing education to their workforce."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2005-01
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After the Crisis: Healing from Trauma after Disasters
After the Crisis: Healing from Trauma after Disasters will bring together experts to review the knowledge base, identify gaps, and make recommendations for development of materials and strategies for supporting further development and implementation of trauma-informed and peer-run disaster preparedness and response efforts. The following discussion paper examines the interaction of the behavioral health system criminal justice system and role each plays in servicing those who are recovering from a traumatic event. It also looks at the development of peer disaster response services and trauma-informed systems of care.
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2006-04-25
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CMS Response to Chairman Waxman's Inquiry (June 29, 2007)
"Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your June 22 letter regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) response to the Nation's emergency care crisis. We realize these responses are not a substitute for testimony before the Committee, but I hope they will provide insight into CMS' actions in support of our Nation's emergency care providers. We provided answers on June 22 to draft questions sent by the Committee on June 19. Today, we are following up with responses to the questions we received on June 22. CMS recognizes the significant role our programs play in financing emergency services, as well as the challenges facing our Nation's emergency departments, trauma centers, and medical first responders. We also appreciate the insight provided by the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) series of reports: 'Emergency Medical Services at the Crossroads.' The careful deliberations that informed the reports and their recommendations are a testament to the hard work and dedication of IOM's Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System. However, we realize that success in this arena cannot be achieved by our agency alone. Although Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries account for the largest number of inpatients admitted through emergency departments, private pay patients account for the largest volume of emergency department visits overall. Thus, we are committed to moving toward a collaborative, value-driven process so that change in our Nation's emergency care system can be realized."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2007-06-29
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Health Center Emergency Management Program Expectations: Department of Health and Human Services
"This Policy Information Notice (PIN) provides guidance on emergency management expectations for heath centers to assist them in planning and preparing for future emergencies. This document is not intended to be all inclusive but rather to provide guidance so that health centers can develop and maintain an effective and appropriate emergency management strategy-including developing and implementing an emergency management plan building existing and growing new relationships, enhancing effective and efficient communications, and ensuring that the health center can effectively operate after an emergency. The expectations set forth in this notice are intended to be an extension of PIN 98-23, Health Center Program Expectations."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2007-08-22
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Model Trauma System Planning and Evaluation
"A trauma system is a pre-planned, comprehensive, and coordinated statewide and local injury response network that includes all facilities with the capability to care for the injured. It is the system's inclusiveness, or range of pre-planned trauma center and non-trauma center resource allocation, that offers the public a cost-effective plan for injury treatment. In such an effective system, trauma care delivery is organized through the entire spectrum of care delivery, from injury prevention to prehospital, hospital, and rehabilitative care delivery for injured persons. The system begins with a State's authority to designate various levels of trauma and burn centers and, through data collection and analysis processes, demonstrates its own effectiveness time and time again...This living document, Model Trauma System Planning and Evaluation, is a guide to modern statewide trauma system development. It modernizes the HRSA 1992 Model Trauma Care System Plan. The document is designed to provide trauma care professionals, public health officials, and health care policy experts with the direction to use the public health approach, a scientifically proven method, when developing and evaluating trauma systems."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2006-02
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Personal Property Authorities Related to Emergencies and Disaster Relief
"As part of their mission, certain agencies have specific authorities provided under law which authorize them to use property in the case of emergencies or to assist in disaster relief. Agencies may be directed by the President or FEMA to provide personal property to support emergency relief. (See the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended by Public Law 106-390, October 30, 2000, attached)(44 CFR 206.5). Agencies may use federal personal property to prevent loss of life or property even if the items were not acquired for this purpose. (FPMR 101-25.100)."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2005-09-20
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Bioterrorism Program Report
Rhode Island Department of Health report on Public Health Preparedness and Response to Bioterrorism Program
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Rhode Island. Department of Health
2004-03
