Preparing to handle an emergency
All Hands on Deck
Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Resources
Preparedness Emergency Contacts
- For emergency contacts listed by city, click here.
- Arizona Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinators
Arizona Coalition for Healthcare Community Response
Arizona Bed Poll (EMRESOURCE)
The Arizona Health Alert Network (HAN)
The Arizona Health Alert Network (HAN), is a resource for receiving and disseminating critical public health information during an emergency. The Arizona Health Care Association, through the Disaster Ready grant, has partnered with the Arizona Department of Health Services to enhance the preparedness of skilled nursing facilities throughout the state. For more information, please contact Krysten Dobson.
Surge Response
- ADHS Surge Line
- ASPR-TRACIE Resources
- CDC – FluSurge
- CDC – Surge Tool
- Surge Annex Template
- Surge Tool Kit
Infectious Disease
- Healthcare Supply of Personal Protective Equipment to prevent the spread of 2019-nCoV
- FAQs about Respirators and Their Use
- Information and Resources about Novel COVID-19
- AHCA/NCAL – Sample Policy for Emergent Infectious Diseases for SNFs
- CDC- Water Management Toolkit | Legionella
- CDC – Interim Guidance for Influenza Outbreak Management in Long Term Care Facilities
- Doing Business During an Influenza Pandemic
- Flu Screening Form
- General Procedure for Properly Putting on and Taking Off a Disposable Respirator
- OSHA Fact Sheet | Healthcare Workplace Influenza Exposure Risks
- OSHA | Workplace Safety and the Flu
- CDC | Clean Hands Podcast
- CDC | Respiratory Hygiene/ Cough Etiquette in a Health Care Setting
Shelter In Place and Evacuation Tools
- ASPR TRACIE Shelter In Place Guidance
- Shelter In Place Guidebook
- Resources: Evacuations and Shelter In Place
- National Criteria for Evacuation Decision-Making in Nursing Homes
- Sample Policy – Non-Compliant Resident Refusing to Evacuate
Emergency Food and Water Resources
- Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
- EPA Planning for an Emergency Drinking Water Supply
- EPA: Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water
- FEMA: Food and Water in an Emergency
- Emergency Food Supply Planning Guidance and Toolkit
- Suggested Emergency Food Supplies
- USDA Emergency Food Supplies
Stop The Bleed
- Save a Life Flowchart
- Stop the Bleed Community Fact Sheet
- Stop The Bleed Poster
- The Basics of Bleeding Control Booklet
- Bleeding Control Basic Brief Backgrounder
Burn Care Resources
Power Failure
Weather Related Resources
Tabletop & Exercise Training Resources
- Tabletop Exercise Design Template
- After Action Report Template
- Improvement Plan Template Handout
- Tabletop Exercise Video
- Full-Scale Exercise Video
- Completed Tabletop After-Action Reports
- Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Resources
Compliance Resources
- Appendix Z | Update
- E-Tags- Surveyor Checklist
- AHCA/NCAL | Emergency Preparedness Requirements
- CMS Crosswalk
- CMS EM Rule Finger Tip Guide
- EP-Rule-Table-Provider-Type
- E-Tags
Cybersecurity
- Joint Cybersecurity Advisory
- Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force
- Cybersecurity Incident Response Preparedness – ASPR TRACIE
Tools and Checklists
- Disaster Inventory List
- LTC Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
- Planning For Power Outage
- Facility Evacuation – Resident Transportation Assessment Form
Personal Preparedness
Websites
- AHCA/NCAL Disaster Preparedness
- Arizona Division of Emergency Management
- Arizona Department of Health Services-Bureau of Public Health Emergency Preparedness
- CMS Survey and Certification-Emergency Preparedness
- ASPR TRACIE | US Department of Health and Human Services-Preparedness
- Arizona Department of Health Services-Pandemic Flu Information
- American Red Cross
- CDC Health and Safety | All Disasters
- CDC Situation Awareness – Natural Hazards and Severe Weather