Region 2 HMCC

ARCHE Coalition Great Northeast Shakeout
2019-10-17 10:17 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Each year on October 17th at 10:17am, participants from all over the United States and the World take part in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills, which offers multiple, discipline specific options to plan, prepare, practice, and evaluate an organization’s response and recovery from an earthquake.
This year, the Region 2 HMCC Program Staff will be taking part with an internal Duty Officer Tabletop Exercise utilizing the Great Northeast Shakeout materials to test the Region 2 HMCC Response Plan, duty officer communications, and regional risk communications. In addition, this opportunity is being offered to all Stakeholders in Region 2 to participate.

ARCHE Coalition Great Northeast Shakeout
2019-10-17 10:17 - 12:00
Each year on October 17th at 10:17am, participants from all over the United States and the World take part in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills, which offers multiple, discipline specific options to plan, prepare, practice, and evaluate an organization’s response and recovery from an earthquake.

This year, the Region 2 HMCC Program Staff will be taking part with an internal Duty Officer Tabletop Exercise utilizing the Great Northeast Shakeout materials to test the Region 2 HMCC Response Plan, duty officer communications, and regional risk communications. In addition, this opportunity is being offered to all Stakeholders in Region 2 to participate; see the instructions below. Stakeholders who wish to participate will register on the VTTX Eventbrite page, as well as through the Great Northeast Shakeout website (it is important that all participants register on both sites).

Approximately two weeks before the VTTX, registered participants will receive the following for use during the VTTX:

Situation Manual
Exercise Evaluation Guide
Exercise Facilitator Guide
Participant Evaluation Form

Participants may be requested to page the Region 2 HMCC Duty Officer with incident specific injects to support the Duty Officer exercise as well. Following the VTTX, participants will take part in a region-wide after-action discussion, or hotwash.

This VTTX may be used to meet training and plan testing requirements of the CMS rule.
Please refer to the Shakeout website for more information: https://www.shakeout.org/healthcare/index.html.

Instructions to participate in the ARCHE Coalition Great Northeast Shakeout VTTX:

Register your facility on the ARCHE Coalition Great Northeast Shakeout VTTX Eventbrite Page (please ensure the person registering is the proper point of contact for your facility).
Register your facility on The Great NorthEast ShakeOut website.
Receive exercise documents from the Region 2 HMCC Staff (approximately two weeks prior to the VTTX).
Make any changes/updates to the documents you need, in order to meet your organization’s specific goals (please maintain the scenario as presented in the Situation Manual). These documents are being provided as a starting point to support Stakeholders’ completion of their own internal exercise.

It is the responsibility of the individual Stakeholder entity to complete ALL exercise requirements, update documents as needed to reflect specific organizational goals, and be in compliance with CMS regulations. The Hotwash portion of the exercise is the ONLY portion facilitated by the HMCC Program Staff and must be attended in order to receive credit.

Further details will be provided to all registered participants. Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Thank you and please feel free to reach out to myself, Alissa, and Katrina with any questions.

PHEP Steering Committee Meeting October 2019
2019-10-03 09:00 - 11:00
PHEP Steering Committee Minutes September 2019
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PHEP Steering Agenda October 2019
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PHEP Steering Committee Minutes October 2019
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HMCC Monthly Meeting
2019-09-26 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-08-29 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-07-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-06-27 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-05-30 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-04-25 13:00 - 15:00

HPP Monthly Meeting
2019-09-26 11:00 - 13:00, 2019-08-29 11:00 - 13:00, 2019-07-25 11:00 - 13:00, 2019-06-27 11:00 - 13:00, 2019-05-30 11:00 - 13:00, 2019-04-25 11:00 - 13:00

PHEP Steering Committee Meeting September 2019
2019-09-05 09:00 - 11:00
PHEP Steering Agenda September 2019
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PHEP Steering Committee Minutes August 2019
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PHEP Steering Committee Meeting August 2019
2019-08-01 09:00 - 11:00
PHEP Steering Agenda August 2019
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Steering Committee Meeting Minutes June 2019
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HHS webinar on Syringe Services Programs
2019-07-30 14:00 - 15:00
The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health hosts:
Syringe Service Programs — A Critical Public Health Intervention
Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 2-3 PM ET
Register Here
This webinar will allow you to engage with HHS leadership around syringe services programs (SSPs), which are an important community-based prevention program that can save lives, combat the nation’s opioid crisis, reduce the transmission of HIV and Hepatitis C and support individuals in accessing SUD/OUD treatment services.
Speakers: ADM Brett Giroir, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health and Senior Adviser for Opioid Policy; RADM Jonathan Mermin, MD MPH, Director, CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention; Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (invited); and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (invited).
Participants: state/local public health, law enforcement, corrections, harm reduction organizations, state/local elected officials, SUD/OUD programs, faith-based organizations, federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs), healthcare providers and other relevant organizations.

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Even if you cannot make the webinar, please register to receive invites to future events and resources.
We look forward to engaging with you on July 30!

PHEP Steering Committee Meeting June 2019
2019-06-04 09:00 - 23:00
Steering Committee Minutes May 2019
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PHEP Steering Agenda June 2019
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Steering Committee Meeting Minutes June 2019
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Emergency Risk Communication in Practice
2019-05-28 09:00 - 15:30

Disaster Mental Health Training
2019-05-09 17:30 - 21:30 | 23 Linden Street, Berlin, MA 01503, 23 Linden Street, Berlin, MA, 01503
Disaster Mental Health
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PHEP Steering Committee Meeting May 2019
2019-04-25 09:00 - 11:00
Steering Committee Meeting Minutes April 18, 2019
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PHEP Steering Agenda May 2, 2019
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MHOA/MDPH Community Sanitation Annual Spring Seminar
2019-04-25 08:30 - 15:45 | Courtyard Marriott, Hadley, 423 Russell Street, Hadley, MA, United States
MHOA-DPH Seminar
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PHEP/MRC In-Person ICS/NIMS-700
2019-04-23 13:00 - 16:30 | Worcester Division of Public Health, 25 Meade Street, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
The in-person Introduction to the National Incident Management System (ICS-700) course offers participants the opportunity to learn about the whole community approach to incident command, preparing them for the ICS-700 certification test, while also providing local and “real-world” application of key concepts.
This course is not a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sanctioned or sponsored class, but is based on the framework of FEMA’s online PowerPoint presentations.
To register for this course, follow this link: In-Person ICS/NIMS-700

MHOA/MDPH Community Sanitation Annual Spring Seminar
2019-04-23 08:30 - 15:45 | Devens Common, 31 Andrews Parkway, Devens, MA, United States

PHEP Steering Committee Meeting April 2019
2019-04-18 11:00 - 13:00
PHEP Steering Agenda 04.18.19
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STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES EXECUTIVE SESSION APRIL 2019
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STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES APRIL 2019
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PHEP/MRC In-Person ICS-100
2019-04-16 13:00 - 16:30 | Worcester Division of Public Health, 25 Meade Street, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
The in-person Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100) course offers participants the opportunity to learn about the basics of the incident command system, preparing them for the ICS-100 certification test, while also providing local and “real-world” application of key concepts.
This course is not a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sanctioned or sponsored class, but is based on the framework of FEMA’s online PowerPoint presentations.
To register for this course, follow this link: In-Person ICS-100

IIRM 2019 Sports Medicine Conference: Interprofessional Management of Endurance Medicine
2019-04-13 07:15 - 17:45 | Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, United States

Region 2 HVA Meet & Greet
2019-04-09 08:30 - 13:00 | Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA, 01610, United States
The ARCHE Coalition HVA Meet & Greet offers an opportunity for Coalition stakeholders to network with healthcare colleagues, learn about the Region 2 HMCC, and offer insight into the Region 2 Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA).
Feedback from participants on the HVA will help drive a Multi-Year Training & Exercise Plan designed to address regional emergency preparedness gaps and provide innovative solutions to complex problems.
To register, follow this link: https://archehva.eventbrite.com

Climate Change and Toxic Hazards: After the Storm
2019-03-28 13:00 - 15:00
On behalf of the Boston University Superfund Research Program (BU SRP), we would like to make you aware of a webinar on Thursday, March 28th, at 1PM EST that is different from typical webinars on storm preparation and clean up:
Climate Change and Toxic Hazards: After the Storm:
https://www.healthandenvironment.org/webinars/96478
This is the final webinar in a 3-part series on climate change, toxic hazards, and how to prepare to protect public health before, during, and after a superstorm or flood. Speakers in this webinar will address the range of issues communities face after a storm with a focus on preventing exposures to toxic substances that have been unleashed by the flood into the air water and soil. What’s the best cleanup process after a major storm or flooding event? What’s the best way to protect people during that process? How do people deal with home and business contamination? What are the roles of individuals, agencies, businesses, governments? How do we deal with aging infrastructure? If there are existing hazardous waste sites in the region, how can they be contained in the aftermath? This webinar will feature Dr. Tom Estabrook, Project Director of The New England Consortium, an NIEHS-funded worker health and safety training project based at University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Richard Rabin, a volunteer with MassCOSH (Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health) for over 30 years and former director of the Occupational Lead Poisoning Registry at the Massachusetts Department of Labor for over 20 years.
We hope you will join us on the 28th.
RSVP: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8Evqrv-kR520Ux9aAuzf4w
