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The Cambridge Advanced Practice Center, in collaboration with Massachusetts Emergency Preparedness Region 4b, has developed planning and training resources that lay the foundation for a regional emergency mass prophylaxis system. These resources currently support planning and workforce development activities of Region 4b's 27 local public health departments.
Pictogram-based Signs for Mass Prophylaxis Services
In an emergency, service and process information within a point of distribution (POD) or emergency dispensing site (EDS) must be clearly communicated to clients. Ensuring that information is accessible improves efficiency, decreases client anxiety, and expands usability by at-risk populations.
In 2007, the Cambridge Advanced Practice Center for Emergency Preparedness developed a series of pictograms designed to promote universal access to emergency dispensing sites services. The signs were developed in collaboration with local and state public health professionals, and experts in universal design and accessibility.
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| List of signs
For more information about producing these signs for your POD or EDS, please email gsimonsen@challiance.org.
Emergency Dispensing Site (EDS) Action Plan Template
The Emergency Dispensing Site Action Plan Template (version 1.5) is an all-hazards post-exposure prophylaxis response plan capable of addressing a range of public health threats. This planning template lays out a process for planning, opening, operating, and closing an emergency dispensing site (EDS) or dispensing vaccination center (DVC). It also includes critical plan elements, such as job action sheets and incident response forms.
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| EDS Action Plan Template, version 1.5 (MS Word)
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| Instructions for using and customizing EDS Action Plan Template (PDF)
Incident Management Team Training
This introductory training for the Incident Management Team develops participants' knowledge and skill in managing mass prophylaxis operations. The training draws on participant experience and expertise, and encourages participants to identify their learning needs. The training is suitable for senior managers or supervisors with limited time. Curriculum materials complement the EDS Action Plan Template, version 1.5.
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| Emergency Dispensing Site Incident Management Team Introductory Training
(MS Word)
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| Training Part A (PowerPoint)
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| Training Part B (PowerPoint)
The Cambridge Advanced Practice Center for Emergency Preparedness developed these materials to aid local health
departments in creating public health mutual aid agreements. These materials have been used to develop and implement a
public health mutual aid agreement in a 27-community region in Massachusetts.
Mutual Aid Agreement Materials
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| Public Health Mutual Aid Agreement: A Template (PDF)
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| Explanation of a Public Health Mutual Aid Agreement (PDF)
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| Scenarios for Use of a Public Health Mutual Aid Agreement (PDF)
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| Frequently Asked Questions: Public Health Mutual Aid (PDF)
Leadership and Advocacy Training
This section offers technical education about the agreement and provides a forum for developing implementation plans.
The materials can be readily adapted to build advocacy capacity for other local issues.
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| Making Mutual Aid Happen: A Leadership & Advocacy Training (Power Point)
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| Case Example (PDF)
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| Participant Evaluation Form (PDF)
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| Trainer Evaluation Form (PDF)
The following resources are intended to help local public health agencies—who may have time and staffing constraints—plan and conduct infectious diseases drills in their communities.
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