Preparedness Resources

The following resources are available to assist Coalition partners with improving preparedness:

Planning Resources

• Emergency Sheltering/Relocation/Evacuation for Healthcare Facilities Plan Template
• ASPR Threat-Hazard Assessment Module Tool
• Minnesota Burn Surge
• Long Term/Home Health/Hospice Care Planning Guide for Public Health Emergencies
• Business Continuity Toolkit (Pending)
• Communications Guidelines
• Cultural Guidelines for Working with Families Who Have Experienced Sudden and Unexpected Death
• ECHO Field Operations Guide
• Hospital-Based Patient Decontamination Guidelines
• Health & Medical System Pandemic Essential Services Guidelines
• MN Mobile Medical Team Field Operations Guide
• Regional Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Plan (Limited Distribution info@semndhc.org)
• Volunteer Management Guidelines
• Academic Resources
• Professional Organization Resources
• Pediatric Disaster Preparedness
• Durable Medical Equipment in Disasters

Past Coalition Symposium Resources

• 10.9.18 Measles – SEMN DHC Symposium – for distribution
• Measles Preplanning
• Training Activities
• Exercise Toolkit

MN Department of Health – Office of Emergency Preparedness Resources

• Bioterrorism Emergency Preparedness for Hospitals – Resources to assist you in preparing your hospital to respond to a bioterrorism event.
• Evacuation/Shelter In Place for Healthcare – Evacuation and shelter-in-place guidelines for hospitals and long-term care facilities, plus the bed count tool for each region.
• Long Term Care Preparedness Toolkit – General emergency preparedness planning for long-term care facilities, created by an inter-agency group.
• Scarce Resources Preparedness – Clinical guidelines to help healthcare facilities plan for an event that would overwhelm the healthcare system, such as pandemic influenza.
• Pediatric Surge
• MDH Crisis Standards of Care Framework