business meeting november 15-16, 2011
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Business Meeting November 15-16, 2011. Agenda (Day One). Welcome & Introductions Agenda & Housekeeping NARR & Partner Updates Radiation Injury Treatment Network Break Membership Subcommittee Wide Area Recovery and Resiliency Program. NARR 101. Vision. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Business Meeting November 15-16, 2011
Agenda (Day One)
• Welcome & Introductions• Agenda & Housekeeping• NARR & Partner Updates• Radiation Injury Treatment Network• Break• Membership Subcommittee• Wide Area Recovery and Resiliency Program
NARR 101
Vision
• To become a more protected, resilient nation through a comprehensive and integrated approach to radiological emergencies
Mission
• Enhancing radiological preparedness capability and capacity in public health and health care systems through a coalition of organizations committed to improving the nation’s ability to prepare, respond, and recover from radiological emergencies at the local, state, and national levels
Purpose• To serve as the collective “voice of health” in radiological preparedness
through the:– Participation in national dialogues on radiological emergency issues– Provision of thoughtful feedback on documents, policies, and guidelines– Convening of partners to raise awareness of and resolve radiological emergency
issues• To build radiological emergency preparedness, response and recovery
capacity and capabilities by supporting the:– Development of mechanisms for sharing resources and tools, including technical
methods and information– Identification and dissemination of best practices– Definition of and education on the roles and responsibilities of different levels of
government and different governmental agencies in radiological emergencies– Establishment of performance measures and guidelines– Building and sustaining of long-term competencies
Membership• American Association of Poison
Control Centers (AAPCC)• American Hospital Association (AHA)• American Medical Association (AMA)• American Public Health Association
(APHA)• Association of Public Health
Laboratories (APHL)• Association of Schools of Public
Health (ASPH)• Association of State and Territorial
Health Officials (ASTHO)• Conference of Radiation Control
Program Directors (CRCPD)
• Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
• Health Physics Society (HPS)• International Association of
Emergency Managers (IAEM)• National Association of County
and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
• National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO)
• National Disaster Life Support Foundation (NDSLF)
• National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)
Ex-Officio Partners• Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response/US
Department of Health & Human Services• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention• Environmental Protection Agency• Federal Emergency Management Agency• Food and Drug Administration• Nuclear Regulatory Commission• US Department of Agriculture• US Department of Energy• National Urban Security Technology Laboratory/US Department
of Homeland Security
Governance• NARR Chairs
– currently serving 1st of 2 year term– Subsequent chairs will serve 1 year terms– ASTHO, CRCPD, +1 additional (rotating) member organization
• Adela Salame-Alfie, PhD, Acting Director, Division of Environmental Health Investigations, New York State Health Department
• William Stephens, MS , Manager, Southwest Center for Advanced Public Health Practice, Tarrant County Public Health
• John Erickson, MS, Special Assistant, Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, Washington State Department of Health
NARR & PARTNER UPDATES
Activities Since March 2011• Participation in Fukushima response national coordination calls• UPMC Rad Resilient City Project• Requests for feedback:
– HHS: Fukushima after action– National Preparedness Goal– NRC: Standard Protocol for State Communications on Unintended Releases of
Radioactive Material• Membership Subcommittee• Product development• Clearinghouse & Editorial Board• NARR observer at Vigilant Guard (AZ exercise)• Abstracts: Public Health Preparedness Summit, Integrated Training
Summit
Member Introductions & Updates• American Association of Poison
Control Centers (AAPCC)• American Hospital Association (AHA)• American Medical Association (AMA)• American Public Health Association
(APHA)• Association of Public Health
Laboratories (APHL)• Association of Schools of Public
Health (ASPH)• Association of State and Territorial
Health Officials (ASTHO)• Conference of Radiation Control
Program Directors (CRCPD)
• Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
• Health Physics Society (HPS)• International Association of
Emergency Managers (IAEM)• National Association of County
and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
• National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO)
• National Disaster Life Support Foundation (NDSLF)
• National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)
Partner Updates
• Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response/US Department of Health & Human Services
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention• Environmental Protection Agency• Food and Drug Administration• US Department of Agriculture• US Department of Energy• US Department of Homeland Security
RADIATION INJURY TREATMENT NETWORK
BREAK
MEMBERSHIP SUBCOMMITTEE
Membership SubcommitteeFor Discussion
• Value– What value does NARR membership provide to organizations?
• Membership criteria– Tier 1: Any governmental or non-governmental organization that supports
activities principally under Emergency Support Function #8 (ESF#8) of the DHS National Response Framework (NRF)
– Tier 2: Any organization with an interest in some element of radiological readiness as evidenced by their organizational mission and objectives. In general, Tier 2 will exclude commercial enterprises, but such membership determinations will be made on a case by case basis by the Steering Committee. Tier 2 member organizations may include: • Academic/training institutions [e.g., Association of Schools of Public Health, Preparedness
and Emergency Response Research Centers (PERRCs), Emergency Management Institute (EMI), National Preparedness Directorate/Naval Post-Graduate School]
• Healthcare organizations that represent practitioners, including laboratorians • Institutions that have an interest in radiological treatment
Membership SubcommitteeFor Discussion
• What level of growth can the NARR sustain?• Potential members
– National Public Health Information Coalition– American Academy of Clinical Toxicology
• Where are there gaps? Membership Matrix• How can representatives/staff effectively drawn on the
knowledge of the entire organization and its members?• What are the protocols for soliciting, accepting, and not
accepting?– Active vs. passive solicitation of new members
Membership MatrixRadiation Public Health Emergency
Management Healthcare Federal
CRCPDRadiation protection
ASTHOState/territorial public
health
NEMAState/territorial
emergency managers
NASEMSOState EMS
CDC
FDA
CSTEEpidemiology
AAPCCPoison control
centersHHS/ASPR
APHLLaboratory EPA
NACCHOLocal public health
National Disaster Life Support Foundation
Medical training
USDA
NRC
ASPHSchools, training, research
AMAPhysicians DOE
HPSRadiation safety
APHAAll public health
practitioners
IAEMAll emergency
managersAHA
Hospitals
DHS
FEMA
WIDE AREA RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY PROGRAM
ADJOURN (DAY ONE)