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Exercise prepares public health and partners to respond to a radiological emergency

Source Agency: 
New York State Department of Health
,
New York

More than 30 agencies tested strategies to respond to two "dirty bombs" within Albany, New York, during the Empire 09 exercise.

Public Health Emergency Exercise Toolkit

Source Agency: 
Columbia University School of Nursing Center for Health Policy
,
New York

The Public Health Emergency Exercise Toolkit was developed by the Columbia University School of Nursing to guide local public health agency staff in conducting emergency drills and exercises. The overarching goals of the toolkit are to aid local public health planners in 1) developing, implementing, and evaluating emergency drills and exercises, and 2) facilitating the public health aspects of larger, multiagency emergency exercises.

Trainings, Drills & Exercises: Hospital and Primary Care Centers Tabletop Toolkit

Source Agency: 
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
,
New York

New York City's toolkit can be used as a starting point to design, conduct, and evaluate tabletop exercises to enhance hospital preparedness for emergencies, such as pandemic influenza. The materials include a pandemic influenza scenario, break-out group assignments, a sample agenda, assessment tools, sample physical layouts, and question databases for moderators and participants.

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