Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors. Version 2.0

摘要

This guide is intended to be used by state, local, and tribal public health professionals who are responsible for initiating public health response activities during the first 24 hours (i.e., the acute phase) of an emergency or disaster. It should be maintained by, and kept with, its primary user at all times. A small blank notebook or writing pad should be kept with this guide at all times to record thoughts and ideas generated through the use of the guide during the response to an incident. The guide begins with a brief section on public health emergency preparedness assumptions. The next section provides guidance and information on public health emergency response actions that should be initiated during the first 24 hours of an incident. This section is divided into three response timeframes: Immediate (hours 0-2), Intermediate (hours 2-6 and 6-12), and Extended (hours 12-24). The final section of the guide lists ongoing public health functions and tasks that should be considered beyond the first 24 hours of the response to an incident.