Public Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State by State
2010 Report: Public Health Preparedness
Table. Public Health Preparedness Activities in U.S. Insular Areas; 2007-2008
| Activating the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) | Notifying Emergency Operations Center Staff | Assessing Response Capabilities through After Action Reports/Improvement Plans (ARR/IPs) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EOC activated as part of a drill, exercise, or real incident* | Preidentified staff reported to the EOC within the target time of 2.5 hours | Conducted at least one unannounced activation | Pre-identified staff notified to fill all eight Incident Command System core functional roles due to a drill, exercise, or real incident* | Pre-identified staff acknowledged notification within the target time of 60 minutes | Conducted at least one unannounced notification outside of normal business hours | AAR/IPs developed following an exercise or real incident* | AAR/IPs developed within target time of 60 days | Re-evaluated response capabilities following approval and completion of corrective actions identified in an AAR/IP | |
| American Samoa | 1 time | 1 out of 1 times | Yes | 1 time | 0 out of 1 times | No | 4 | 4 out of 4 times | Yes |
| Guam | 2 times | 2 out of 2 times | Yes | 2 times | 2 out of 2 times | Yes | 2 | 2 out of 2 times | Yes |
| Marshall Islands | 3 times | 3 out of 3 times | Yes | 2 times | 2 out of 2 times | Yes | 2 | 2 out of 2 times | Yes |
| Micronesia | 1 time | 1 out of 1 times | Yes | 0 times | 0 out of 0 times | No | 3 | 3 out of 3 times | No |
| N. Mariana Islands | 2 times | 2 out of 2 times | Yes | 2 times | 2 out of 2 times | No | 2 | 2 out of 2 times | No |
| Puerto Rico | 4 times | 3 out of 4 times | Yes | 4 times | 4 out of 4 times | No | 9 | 9 out of 9 times | Yes |
| Palau | 0 times | 0 out of 0 times | No | 2 times | 2 out of 2 times | Yes | 4 | 3 out of 4 times | Yes |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2 times | 2 out of 2 times | Yes | 2 times | 2 out of 2 times | yes | 4 | 4 out of 4 times | Yes |
*Minimum of 2 |
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- Page last updated September 21, 2010
- Page last reviewed September 21, 2010
- Content source: Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR, formerly the Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response [COTPER])
