City of Appleton Health Department

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City of Appleton Health Department Appleton
Area School District Public Health Emergency
Volunteer Program
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Public Health Preparedness Consortia

• Following September 11, the CDC made funding
  available to all states to develop and enhance
  emergency response capabilities.
• Wisconsin chose to distribute much of this money
  at a regional level to maximize resources and
  foster cooperation among public health agencies.

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Fox Valley Public Health Preparedness Consortium

• The Fox Valley Consortium includes 6 county and 4
  city health departments, and serves over 450,000
  people.

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Emergency Preparedness

• A public health emergency is a situation where
  many people have been or could be exposed to an
  extremely dangerous condition or communicable
  disease.
• The City of Appleton Health Department has done
  planning to prepare for these types of
  situations.

Credit US National Museum of Health and Medicine
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Emergency Preparedness

• These plans include strategies for providing
  vaccine or prophylaxis to the entire community.

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Emergency Preparedness

• Treatment would be distributed to the community
  through large clinics set up at large community
  facilities, such as high schools.

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Incident Command System
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Volunteer Role

• Volunteers could be assigned to assist with any
  of the following areas of the clinic
• Mass Clinic Functions
• Clinic Entrance
• Entrance, Triage, Registration
• Education
• Education, Screening, Medical Evaluation
• Vaccination/Distribution
• Vaccinate/distribute medications, Check-out, Exit

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Clinic Entrance

• Triage - Separate ill patients away from the
  general population.
• Registration- Register patients and provide
  location for patients to complete their
  paperwork.

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Education

• Education- Provide disease specific information
  to patients.
• Screening - Review paperwork.
• Medical Evaluation - Provide personal counseling
  and answer medical questions.

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Vaccination/Distribution

• Vaccination or Distribution- Provide vaccinations
  or distribute medications
• Check-out- Assure that all patients have received
  treatment and have had final questions answered.

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August 9, 2004 Exercise

• An exercise was conducted at Appleton North High
  School
• Staff from the City of Appleton Health Department
  along with volunteers from Thrivent, Appleton
  Area School District, Fox Valley Technical
  College, and UW-Health worked as staff for the
  clinic.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• How will I be protected when working at a mass
  clinic?
• Working under state and federal guidelines, it is
  our intent to treat volunteers and household
  contacts prior to them working at a clinic.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• How long will I have to work as a volunteer?
• Mass clinics will run 8-12 hour shifts and may be
  open for several days to weeks.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What training do I need to volunteer?
• All training needed to be a volunteer will be
  provided prior to your shift at the clinic. No
  advanced training is required.

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Public Health Emergency Must provide vaccine
or prophylaxis to all city residents
Health Department notifies AASD of need for
volunteers
AASD begins staff call tree to identify volunteers
Open Mass Clinic
AASD Volunteers receive Just-In-Time training
prior to opening of the Mass Clinic
Volunteers notify school contact of availability
AASD Volunteers receive information on the Mass
Clinic location, shift hours, and job description
AASD Volunteer numbers reported to Health
Department