Search a variety of tools and template that make emergency preparedness planning easier. Please click on the topic listed for more indepth information.  If you are looking for any resources that are not listed please feel free to utilize the contact us link and we will attempt to assist you.

ARMER RADIO TRAINING

Cybersecurity

DECON RESOURCES

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EXERCISE PLANNING TOOLS

The healthcare coalition leaders worked collaboratively to create resources for your facility level exercise planning.  Please click on the link below to access the website that is housing this information:

Exercise materials for coalition membership

family reunification resources

National Mass Care Strategy – Resource Center – Reunification Support (including exercises, toolkits and templates)

EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center – Family Reunification Training Modules

American Academy of Pediatrics – Family Reunification Following Disasters – a planning tool for healthcare facilities

Hazard vulnerability analysis tools

Incident Command System Tools

Click here for HICS forms (California Hosp Assoc)

HICS for Small & Rural Hospital Tools:

The Planning “P” – the easy way of understanding the Planning P for specific roles during a response………….

Click here for:  Incident Command for Long Term Care

Home Healthcare Resources

Home Health Care – Emergency Preparedness presentation

EP Packet for Home Health Agencies

HHA Business continuity plan template

HHA CMS Ruling table

LTC Emergency preparedness planning

MDH LTC Toolkit
  • The MDH LTC All Hazards Toolkit was created by the Healthcare Coalitions and is designed to be customized by you to fit your facility.
OTHER sites that are good resources when you are looking at your emergency preparedness plans:

LTC Toolkit

LTC MOU Templates – Wisconsin

EOP Template – California

1135 Waiver languge that can be used as a guide in your EOP planning
LTC Exercise toolkit
  • This information was gathered and/or developed by Regional Coordinators throughout the state to help LTC agencies develop their exercise planning…..this is a link to the region that has agreed to house all the documents.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact your coalition coordinator.

MNTrac – TOOLS

TRAINING AGENDA

FACILITY SUMMARY PAGE

AGENCY SET UP

STAFF SETTINGS

HOW TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN ALERT OR ADVISORY

HOW TO UPDATE YOUR CURRENT BED STATUS

HOW TO UPDATE YOUR BED SURGE AVAILABILITY

DIVERSION SETTINGS AND FACILITY BASED ANNOUNCEMENT

COMMAND CENTER – HOW TO’S

Central_WC_MNTrac_Training_Guide

CHECK OUT THESE ADDITIONAL SITES!!!

ASPR TRACIE – this site was designed for/by the US Department of Health & Human Services as a site for emergency preparedness technical resources, assistance center, and information exchange.

BOLDPlanning – this site provides information on healthcare continuity planning.  It contains for video training options.

CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response Training Resources

Emergency Medical Services for Children – excellent tools for pediatric preparedness and response

Healthcare Ready

National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center

Rural Health Emergency Preparedness – excellent tools utilizing HICS for small hospitals