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Author:
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Tarrant County Advanced Practice Center
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Year of Most Recent Update:
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2011
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Related Topics:
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Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive Preparedness
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Suggested Audiences:
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Business/Community/Civic leaders, Health officials, Law Enforcement (police/state/FBI, etc.), Military personnel, Planners, Policy makers/analysts
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Product PHEP Capabilities:
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Capability 1: Community Preparedness, Capability 5: Fatality Management, Capability 7: Mass Care, Capability 15: Volunteer Management, Capability 3: Emergency Operations Coordination
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Related APC Products:
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Goals and Objectives:
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• Identify the basic components of a field functional exercise for public health.
• Compare a field functional exercise to drills, tabletops, full-scale exercises, and top offs.
• Set performance expectations and scale the exercise to include budget considerations.
• Plan a field functional exercise.
• Define key collaboration and partnerships including required expertise and level of experience.
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Product Description:
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Design and conduct a full-scale disaster exercise using a DVD-based interactive training course designed to assist public health and emergency management professionals.
The DVD includes video footage that details Tarrant County's full-scale dirty bomb disaster drill. The tool also includes an interactive training manual as well as a chapter-based lecture series focused on the design and evaluation components of a public health exercise.
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Contact Information:
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Southwest Center for Advanced Public Health Practice
Tarrant County Public Health
Bill Stephens, Manager
1101 S. Main Street, Room 2409
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone: 817-321-4730
Fax: 817-321-5323
Email: wfstephens@tarrantcountytx.gov
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