On January 19, 2012 the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response (ASPR) released the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP)
Capabilities document, “The Healthcare Preparedness Capabilities:
National Guidance for Healthcare System Preparedness”.
In previous years, the Public Health Emergency Preparedness
(PHEP) and HPP Capabilities have been separate; however, in 2012
these capabilities will be aligned. The U.S. HHS is scheduled to
release the HPP-PHEP Capabilities Planning Guide (CPG) which will
further outline the new alignment and relationship between the
two sets of Capabilities and will describe the intent, completion
and reporting requirements. In an effort to plan for the
new capabilities, the California Department of Public Health is
undertaking a statewide planning process to determine
implementation strategies for 2012.