Public Health & Medical Preparedness

emergency preparedness kit

The Public Health & Medical Preparedness Working Group encourages emergency system-wide cooperation and collaboration.

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 Preparedness and Response Resources

2017-2019 Action Plan

Goal: Ensure coordinate preparedness and response activities among emergency management agencies, public health, EMS, and healthcare organizations in order to rapidly diagnose, investigate, and respond to health problems and health hazards within Williamson County.
Public Health and Medical Preparedness Objectives:

By 2019, PHaMP will strengthen collaboration between the medical community and the public health community through improved information sharing.

Dec
2019

  • Coordinate the development of guidelines and procedures for sharing health information between WCCHD and local health providers via the Public Health Information Network.

  • Develop a Notifiable Disease Toolkit for local health providers.

  • Develop disease specific risk communication strategies for WCCHD and community response partners.

By 2019, PHaMP will develop evidence based protocols/procedures for responding to infectious disease incidents.

Dec
2019

  • Develop white powder response guidelines and procedures for emergency management, local first responders, public health, and the healthcare community.

  • Develop local BioWatch response guidelines and procedures for emergency management, local first responders, public health, and the healthcare community.

  • Develop scalable Point of Distribution plans for emergency management, local first responders, public health, and the healthcare community.

By 2019, PHaMP will develop an information sharing process that ensures a common operating picture among emergency management and the public health/healthcare community within Williamson County.

Dec
2019

  • Develop resource request process for public health, EMS, and healthcare partners that adheres to local emergency management processes.

  • Improve local configuration of WebEOC for emergency management, public health, EMS, and healthcare partners.

  • Develop a local Information Sharing Plan for emergency management, public health, EMS, and healthcare partners.

By 2019, PHaMP will coordinate mental health process for all local first responder agencies.

Dec
2019

  • Develop mental health training for new employees of first responder agencies.

  • Develop peer support groups within local first responder agencies.

  • Develop mental health training for supervisors and leadership personnel within first responder agencies.

  • Develop a local first responder mental health safety plan.

By 2019, PHaMP will develop a common strategy for the evacuation of an in-patient healthcare facility.

Dec
2019

  • Develop a patient tracking process

  • Coordinate large-scale patient transportation strategy.

  • Develop a healthcare facility evacuation response plan

By 2019, PHaMP will develop a coordinated community behavioral health response process.

Dec
2019

  • Identify community response stakeholders.

  • Develop and coordinate a community behavioral health response plan.

  • Develop training.

  • Coordinate drills and exercises for response stakeholders.

  • Ensure annual review and updating of the response process.

Preparedness Data

Interested in viewing more data about public health and medical preparedness or comparing public health and medical preparedness in Williamson County with other counties in the state?
 
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Compared to TX Counties, Williamson has a value of 14.0% which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 14.0% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 15.0%. Compared to TX Counties, Williamson has a value of 14.0% which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 14.0% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 15.0%.
Atrial Fibrillation: Medicare Population
(Compared to TX Counties)
Compared to TX Counties, Williamson has a value of 4.7 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 12.2 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 16.4. Compared to TX Counties, Williamson has a value of 4.7 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 12.2 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 16.4.
Substantiated Child Abuse Rate
(Compared to TX Counties)
Compared to U.S. Counties, Williamson has a value of 13.5 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 17.1 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 21.4. Compared to U.S. Counties, Williamson has a value of 13.5 which is in the best 50% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 17.1 while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 21.4.
Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Suicide
(Compared to U.S. Counties)

County: Williamson

Contact Information:
Interested in getting involved with the Public Health & Medical Preparedness Working Group? Visit the Event Calendar for specific meeting details.
 
Chair: Toby Hatton, Seton Family of Hospitals