Tuesday 6 October 2015

HHS unwraps new platform and tools for disaster preparedness

With Hurricane season officially underway, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services introduced a new disaster preparedness platform.

In an effort to provide health and emergency management workers with more up-to-date information with which to prepare for and respond to disasters, the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a national resource center.

The Technical Resources, Assistance Center and Information Exchange, a.k.a. TRACIE, features a help line, just-in-time suggestions and tools to share information gleaned from real-life experiences in preparing for, responding to and recovering from disasters.

TRACIE also includes a technical assistance center, a comprehensive national knowledge center, and multiple ways to share information among federal, state and local officials.

To develop the program, HHS drew on experts from around the country charged with preparing for public health and healthcare system emergencies.  For the full article click here 



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