Health Sector Multi-Hazard Response Framework.
Health, Pan American.
Health Sector Multi-Hazard Response Framework. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (56 pages)
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- I. Introduction -- General objective -- Specific objectives -- II. Process for adapting existing tools to the multi-hazard response framework -- Identification, review, organizational assessment and respective adjustments to existing tools and agreements -- III. Process to develop the operational model for implementing health emergency response functions -- Development of the operational model -- Validation and approval -- Documentation and improvement -- IV. Operational model for implementing health emergency response functions -- A. Contextual framework of the model -- Setting -- Objectives of the model -- Implementation context -- B. Response activation process -- Rapid risk assessment, situation analysis and assessment of damages and needs -- Grading of the emergency or disaster -- Response activation -- C. Concept of operations (ConOps) in the response -- Responsibilities at the strategic level -- Responsibilities at the management level -- Responsibilities at the execution level -- Emergency Operations Center -- D. Health emergency management functions -- Leadership and management of the emergency -- Intersectoral coordination -- Information and planning -- Health operations and technical assistance -- Logistics and operational support -- Finance and administration -- Response phase-out process -- E. Organization of early recovery response -- Leadership, governance, and coordination -- Early recovery planning -- Retrieval of information -- Communications -- Continuity of operations -- Finance and administration -- V. Standard operating procedures for executing response functions -- Structure used to develop standard operating procedures -- Format -- Distribution process -- Procedure activation process. VI. Specific plans to address identified risks -- Annexes -- Annex 1. Template to develop an operational model for health emergency response functions -- Annex 2. Sample form to evaluate the operational model for health emergency response functions -- Annex 3. Recommended procedures for the execution of emergency management and early recovery functions -- Annex 4. Sample master index of standard operating procedures -- Annex 5. Form for developing standard operating procedures -- Annex 6. Form to formulate specific plans -- Terminology -- References.
Between 1970 and 2018, the Region of the Americas experienced over 4,500 disasters that killed 569,184 people and injured more than three million people. Additionally, emergencies and disasters of any kind can cause multimillion-dollar economic losses and can significantly undermine the performance of health systems. Today, more than ever, it is necessary for countries to improve their preparedness and response to health emergencies and disasters--a need expressed by the Member States of the Pan American Health Organization. The main aim of the Health Sector Multi-Hazard Response Framework (MRF) is to improve the capacity of countries to manage their response to emergencies and disasters in a more efficient and timely manner. The MRF facilitates an operational model that makes it possible to identify response activities, taking into account all existing hazards and to carry out those activities within a national framework based on the organization of the health sector. The MRF is designed mainly for health sector authorities and managers responsible for emergency and disaster risk management, guiding them in the process of updating or developing response planning. This ranges from describing the operational model to implementing emergency functions involving various actors, identifying preparedness tools in the health sector, and developing standardized operating procedures, organizational analysis, and specific contingency plans. Implementation of this framework will provide countries with adequate response planning based on a multihazard approach. This will lead to better use of available resources and greater flexibility to deal with any type of event.
9789275121207
Emergency management.
Electronic books.
RA645.9 .H43 2019
363.348
Health Sector Multi-Hazard Response Framework. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (56 pages)
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- I. Introduction -- General objective -- Specific objectives -- II. Process for adapting existing tools to the multi-hazard response framework -- Identification, review, organizational assessment and respective adjustments to existing tools and agreements -- III. Process to develop the operational model for implementing health emergency response functions -- Development of the operational model -- Validation and approval -- Documentation and improvement -- IV. Operational model for implementing health emergency response functions -- A. Contextual framework of the model -- Setting -- Objectives of the model -- Implementation context -- B. Response activation process -- Rapid risk assessment, situation analysis and assessment of damages and needs -- Grading of the emergency or disaster -- Response activation -- C. Concept of operations (ConOps) in the response -- Responsibilities at the strategic level -- Responsibilities at the management level -- Responsibilities at the execution level -- Emergency Operations Center -- D. Health emergency management functions -- Leadership and management of the emergency -- Intersectoral coordination -- Information and planning -- Health operations and technical assistance -- Logistics and operational support -- Finance and administration -- Response phase-out process -- E. Organization of early recovery response -- Leadership, governance, and coordination -- Early recovery planning -- Retrieval of information -- Communications -- Continuity of operations -- Finance and administration -- V. Standard operating procedures for executing response functions -- Structure used to develop standard operating procedures -- Format -- Distribution process -- Procedure activation process. VI. Specific plans to address identified risks -- Annexes -- Annex 1. Template to develop an operational model for health emergency response functions -- Annex 2. Sample form to evaluate the operational model for health emergency response functions -- Annex 3. Recommended procedures for the execution of emergency management and early recovery functions -- Annex 4. Sample master index of standard operating procedures -- Annex 5. Form for developing standard operating procedures -- Annex 6. Form to formulate specific plans -- Terminology -- References.
Between 1970 and 2018, the Region of the Americas experienced over 4,500 disasters that killed 569,184 people and injured more than three million people. Additionally, emergencies and disasters of any kind can cause multimillion-dollar economic losses and can significantly undermine the performance of health systems. Today, more than ever, it is necessary for countries to improve their preparedness and response to health emergencies and disasters--a need expressed by the Member States of the Pan American Health Organization. The main aim of the Health Sector Multi-Hazard Response Framework (MRF) is to improve the capacity of countries to manage their response to emergencies and disasters in a more efficient and timely manner. The MRF facilitates an operational model that makes it possible to identify response activities, taking into account all existing hazards and to carry out those activities within a national framework based on the organization of the health sector. The MRF is designed mainly for health sector authorities and managers responsible for emergency and disaster risk management, guiding them in the process of updating or developing response planning. This ranges from describing the operational model to implementing emergency functions involving various actors, identifying preparedness tools in the health sector, and developing standardized operating procedures, organizational analysis, and specific contingency plans. Implementation of this framework will provide countries with adequate response planning based on a multihazard approach. This will lead to better use of available resources and greater flexibility to deal with any type of event.
9789275121207
Emergency management.
Electronic books.
RA645.9 .H43 2019
363.348