Ready to Respond / MDH Preparedness Newsletter
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The Ready to Respond/MDH Preparedness Newsletter focuses on health emergency issues, including statewide preparedness activities at the Minnesota Department of Health, in the healthcare system, district offices and more.
October 2011 Ready to Respond MDH Preparedness Newsletter (PDF: 480KB/6 pages)
- MDH Coop Activated
- Director's Chair: The Preparedness Mindset
- LPH Preparedness:
- Rare Inhalation Anthrax Investigation
- Mobile Medical Unit at Mahnomen
- Cooking Safely for a Crowd
- Healthcare Preparedness: Great Lakes Healthcare Partnership (GLHP)
- MN.TRAIN Tidbit
- Myrlah Olson Retires
- Office of Emergency Preparedness Reorganization/Staff Restructuring
June 2011 Ready to Respond MDH Preparedness Newsletter (PDF: 468KB/6 pages)
- CDC Releases Public Health Preparedness Capabilities
- Presidential Policy Directive/PPD-8 National Preparedness
- Director's Chair - Change, Opportunity, Uncertainty and Hope
- MDH Preparedness
- Leadership Changes at the Office of Emergency Preparedness
- Fact Sheet on Food Donation
- Exercise Design Tips
- OEP Releases 2010 Highlights Document
- Healthcare Preparedness in Minnesota: How Are We Doing?
- Conference Notes:
- MDH Hosts the National TRAIN Affiliates
- Southeast Region Hosts Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Conference
- MDH Public Laboratory Delivers Annual Laboratory Conference
January 2011 Ready to Respond MDH Preparedness Newsletter (PDF: 141KB/6 pages)
- Climate change from a public health perspective
- Hazards of snow-covered meter
- Director's Chair
- MDH Preparedness
- Postal Plan - delivering antiobiotics in 48 hours
- Exercises to help MDH staff work in the DOC
- Award to study states' ability to respond to emerging infectious diseases
- Laboratory training for potential agents of bioterrorism
- Healthcare System Preparedness
- Healthcare decisions: shelter, relocate or evacuate?
- MN Psychological First Aid video wins national award
- Communications: Have I got news for you
- Conference: Community shelters during emergencies
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Pandemic Incident Command Considerations for Healthcare Facilities by Event Stage
Recommendations for healthcare facilities to prepare for and respond to a pandemic by event stage. December, 2011.
Patient Care Strategies for Scarce Resource Situations (PDF: 438KB/16 pages)
Updated December, 2011.
Public Health, Healthcare, and Behavioral Health Preparedness Regions and Teams
Updated January, 2012.
Minnesota Mobile Medical Unit (MMU)
New fact sheet with pictures.
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