technology partnerships
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HEALTH & MEDICAL RESPONSE TEAM. KENTUCKY. ESF-8. Technology Partnerships. Drew Chandler IT / Communications Coordinator Kentucky Department for Public Health Preparedness Branch. Kentucky… at a glance. Boone. Kenton. Campbell. Gallatin. Bracken. Pendleton. Grant. 7. Carroll. 8. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Technology Partnerships
Drew ChandlerIT / Communications Coordinator
Kentucky Department for Public HealthPreparedness Branch
Kentucky… at a glance
Wayne
Clinton
Mercer
Henry
Woodford
KentonCampbell
Gallatin
Carroll Bracken
Grant
OldhamHarrison
Trimble
Boone
Montgomery
Shelby
Pendleton
ScottBourbon
Nicholas
Franklin
FayetteClark
Jefferson
Nelson
Spencer
Robertson
Mason
Fleming
Lewis
Carter
BathRowan
Greenup
Elliott
Menifee Morgan Johnson Martin
Breathitt Pike
Powell
Magoffin
Floyd
Wolfe
Lee
Owsley
Leslie
PerryKnott
LetcherClay
Jackson
Rockcastle
Estill
Laurel
MadisonGarrard
Harlan
Bell
Knox
Whitley
Pulaski
LincolnMarionLarue
MonroeRussell
Green
Casey
Boyle
McCreary
Allen
Hardin
Breckinridge
Grayson
Todd
Hopkins
Marshall
Meade Bullitt
Washington
Muhlenberg
Fulton
Graves
Calloway
Ballard
Carlisle
McCracken
Hickman
Christian
CrittendenLivingston
Lyon
Trigg
Caldwell
Ohio
DaviessUnion
Henderson
Webster
Hancock
McLean
Hart
Barren
Simpson
Logan
Butler
Warren
EdmonsonMetcalfe
Cumberland
Adair
Taylor
Lawrence
Boyd
Anderson Jessam
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Owen
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Health Planning Regions
Kentucky… at a glance
Health Jurisdictions
Roles of ESF-8
• Strategic National Stockpile
• Disaster Public Health Operations
• Coordination of H&M activities in a disaster
• Medical Surge Planning
• Special Needs Sheltering
• Public Health Response Teams
• Pharmaceutical Caches
Communication Gaps
• Lack of support from other agencies
• Standardized radio frequencies & formats
• No common operational platform
Steps for Improvement
• Collaboration
• Identifying needs
• Execution
• Evaluation
First Steps
Unbridled Response – November 2006
Communication Needs
• Incident Management System
• Radio communications
• Data connectivity
• Voice connectivity
Now what?
Partnership
• University of Louisville
Information Technology Research Center
• WebEOC (incident management)
• IRMS (inventory management)
• MITOC (communications)
Thunder Over Louisville
Missions
Thunder Over Louisville - 2007
Missions
Kentucky Oaks & Derby - 2007
Communication Needs
• Communication package– Data & voice– Redundant connectivity– Support 1-10 clients– Wireless LAN– Ease of use– Use commercial off the shelf parts (COTS)
MITOC-ST™
KPHICS
Kentucky
Public
Health
Interoperable
Communication
System
• WebEOC• IRMS• Satellite Radio / Phone• Health Alert Network• MITOC• Mutual-Aid Frequencies• Datacast• Interactive Television
Current Capabilities
• Satellite Radio & Telephone
• MITOC
• BGAN
• Amateur Radio
• LMR
• GETS
• WebEOC
• IRMS
Now what?
Steps for Improvement
• Collaboration
• Identifying needs
• Execution
• Evaluation
Collaboration
• Backup communication system upgrade
• Bring communication leads together
• Discuss agency-specific projects