This 80-page toolkit from the Columbia University School of Nursing is intended to guide local public health agency staff in:
- Developing, implementing, and evaluating emergency drills and exercises, and
- Facilitating the public health aspects of larger, multi-agency emergency exercise events.
The toolkit provides essential guidance including templates, checklists, and forms to assist with every stage of the exercise process. Emphasis is on identification of objectives during the planning phase, a critical step for ensuring a meaningful post-exercise evaluation.
The table of contents includes:
- Introduction;
- Exercise Planning and Principles in Public Health;
- Exercise Cycle and Organization;
- Types of Exercises;
- The Exercise Planning Process;
- Scenario Development Steps;
- Developing and Evaluation Plan;
- Developing Exercise Briefing Materials;
- Conducting the Exercise;
- Moving from Observation to Evaluation;
- References and Resources; and
- Appendices.
The information provided in the toolkit is consistent with the approaches recommended by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Domestic Preparedness and the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program.
Research and development was supported through Association of Teachers of Preventative Medicine/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cooperative Agreement #TS-1245. Kristine Gebbie, RN, DrPH was the Principal Investigator, and Joan Valas, RN, PhD, was the Public Health Specialist..
15% discount for orders of 25+ copies. Use Coupon Code RM-048 at Checkout.
|