On January 11, 2017 ASPR TRACIE hosted a webinar on the
newly-released 2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and Response
Capabilities. The webinar is archived and available for viewing
on the ASPR TRACIE
website.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
leads the country in preparing for, responding to, and recovering
from the adverse health effects of emergencies and disasters.
This is accomplished by supporting the nation’s ability to
withstand adversity, strengthening health and emergency response
systems, and enhancing national health security. ASPR’s Hospital
Preparedness Program (HPP) enables the health care delivery
system to save lives during emergencies and disaster events that
exceed the day-to-day capacity and capability of existing health
and emergency response systems. HPP is the only source of federal
funding for health care delivery system readiness, intended to
improve patient outcomes, minimize the need for federal and
supplemental state resources during emergencies, and enable rapid
recovery. HPP prepares the health care delivery system to save
lives through the development of health care coalitions (HCCs)
that incentivize diverse and often competitive health care
organizations with differing priorities and objectives to work
together.
ASPR developed the
2017-2022 Health Care Preparedness and Response Capabilities
guidance to describe what the health care delivery system,
including HCCs, hospitals, and emergency medical services (EMS),
have to do to effectively prepare for and respond to emergencies
that impact the public’s health. Each jurisdiction, including
emergency management organizations and public health agencies,
provides key support to the health care delivery system.