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Section 13: Public Health Preparedness Informatics<br />

• Other Community partners that can rapidly disseminate (cascade) DOH<br />

generated alerts and information to the general public, such as reverse 911<br />

dispatch centers.<br />

‣ Action items:<br />

o Communications directory lists will be created for maintaining redundant<br />

contact information for these key partners, including cell, satellite, and<br />

office phone numbers; fax numbers; radio; and email addresses.<br />

o NYSDOH will conduct drills with these partners to ensure that the<br />

communications channel remains effective.<br />

2. Training. Materials for risk communications training will be made available on<br />

the Commerce websites to facilitate ongoing or just in time training of PIOs at<br />

partner organizations (LHDs, health facilities, etc.). The IHANS system will be<br />

used to notify PIOs of postings.<br />

3. Community Resources. The NYSDOH public website will function as part of<br />

the Disaster Recovery and high availability architecture (Part V). Public<br />

information bulletins and notifications will also be posted on the public web.<br />

Summary data regarding outbreak status will be derived from the integrated<br />

dashboard system, processed and made available as unauthenticated, but secure<br />

and certified links to the commerce system from the public web site. Data<br />

provided to the public will include:<br />

• Patient locator. Public access to Probable location of de-identified event<br />

patients admitted to Health facilities, isolation facilities reporting via HERDS<br />

patient locator.<br />

• Number of hospital admissions for ILI – updated daily<br />

• Number of ED visits for ILI – updated daily<br />

• Number of deaths from ILI – reported daily<br />

• Number of confirmed pandemic influenza cases – reported weekly<br />

• Number of newly hospitalized pandemic cases – reported daily<br />

• Number of newly quarantined pandemic cases – reported daily<br />

• Number of hospitals with pandemic cases – reported daily<br />

• Total number of pandemic cases -- reported daily<br />

Data will also be visualized on maps, including:<br />

• Spread of ILI cases across the state – updated daily<br />

• Counties that have imposed quarantines for ILI – updated daily<br />

• Hospitals that have confirmed pandemic cases – updated daily<br />

• Areas of travel restrictions – updated daily<br />

F. Healthcare and Emergency Response<br />

1. Statewide Situational awareness of Healthcare status. The HERDS system<br />

(Part II.D) currently tracks and reports an exhaustive inventory of hospital assets,<br />

pharmaceuticals, surge, supplies, durable equipment, bed availability. <strong>Influenza</strong><br />

Vaccine needs are also being tracked. The Nursing Home HERDS surveys track<br />

similar information, including bed availability. Electronic reporting for event<br />

patient traffic; staff and equipment, material resource requirements/availability;<br />

February 7, 2006 13-29

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