Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response

Michael Delgado, COOP Program Manager & Plans Coordinator

Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Tool

HISTORY• HVA Tool was previously called the Joint Risk Assessment (JRA)

Tool

• CDPHE OEPR partnered with Children’s Hospital to have a JRA tool to be created and supported

• After a year of training and assessment by various agencies, users expressed their dissatisfaction with this tool – contractor was also unable to maintain support

BASE ON THAT!

• OEPR made the decision to create an in-house HVA Tool using key user feedback and other HVA models such as Kaiser, ASPAR and current market tools in use

Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Tool NOT

a Jurisdictional Risk Assessment(JRA) /Threat & Hazard Identification & Risk

Assessment (THIRA)• A THIRA is primarily focused on Emergency Management core capabilities

concerning disaster response at the Community and Jurisdictional level

• A Jurisdictional Risk Assessment is the assessment of the past, current and future risks; ID of risks may not consider hospitals or public health agencies needs

• The outcome of your HVA should be part of your local Jurisdictional Risk Assessments(JRA) and the Threat & Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (THIRA)

PROFILE

ASSESSMENT&

UPDATE ASSESSMENT

REPORTS

PHEP HPP CMS

HCCLPHA, Hospital,

EMS, EM

LPHA(Regional Staff)

(Epi)

Funding Line

- Acute Treatment- Ambulatory- Asst Living- Birth Center- Community Mental Health- Community Clinic- End Stage- Home Community Service- etc

CDPHE-OEPRHVA Tool

Funding Line

Produce a State Public HealthHVA/JRA

HVA – THE BIG PICTURE

BENEFITS Helps establish planning priorities

Identifies hazards that pose the greatest risk to a facility or organization

Helps Identifies jurisdictional gaps in public health and healthcare preparedness

Simple implementation, yet comprehensive assessment

CDPHE-OEPR host the tool for stakeholders and customers to use, plus one repository for all to use

No multiple tool systems to purchase, develop or maintain

Colorado specific, to bring ADD VALUE and LESS BURDAN

Thank you!

OEPR HVA Training Dates

C0.Train Course ID# 1068286

Dates:

31 Oct & Nov 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 28, 30