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Scott Minarcine, Deputy Director, Office of Preparedness Division of Emergency Preparedness and Response Costal Evacuation Planning Session EMAG Conference 5/5/2010
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Scott Minarcine, Deputy Director, Office of Preparedness
Division of Emergency Preparedness and
Response
Costal Evacuation Planning SessionEMAG Conference
5/5/2010
ACCESS
Access to affordable, quality health
care in our communities
RESPONSIBLE
Responsible health planning
and use of health care resources
HEALTHY
Healthy behaviors and
improved health
outcomes
DCH Mission
FY 2009 FY 2010
DCH InitiativesFY 2009 and FY 2010
Medicaid Transformation
Health Care Consumerism
Financial and Program Integrity Health Improvement
Workforce Development
Customer Service
Emergency Preparedness
Medicaid Transformation
Health Care Consumerism
Financial and Program Integrity
Health Improvement
Solutions for the Uninsured
Workforce Development
PeachCare for KidsTM Program Stability
Customer Service
Office of Preparedness
• Division of EPR formed in August of 2009
• Formally the Office of EMS, Trauma and Emergency Preparedness
• Grant funded solely to conduct public health preparedness and response activities
Mission: To assure the health and well being of individuals and communities in the State of Georgia by preparing for, responding to and recovering from events of public health significance.
Functions of DEPR
• Provide strategic and operational guidance to 18 health districts
• Act as public health preparedness and response communications hub
• Coordinate and manage state level response to events of public health significance
ESF 8 (State Level)
• Responsible for Coordination of Medical Care in Special Needs Shelters, when requested
Accomplishments
• CAMS• Several Recent Workshops• Work on FMS Receipt Planning
GAPS and NEXT STEPS
GAPS
• No written plan• No finalized identified end point communities or
facilities• Lack of written protocol for removing patients
PRIOR to mandatory evac for the general public being given
What Else?
• What other gaps are there? • How do we close them?• What capabilities exist?
Next Steps
• Plan Development Workshop • May 21st? • Location? GPSTC? Savannah?
Contact Information
Scott MinarcineDeputy Director
Office of PreparednessDepartment of Community Health
