This evidence-based guide, developed by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), shares stories, tools and projects issued by state and local agencies and organizations to determine the extent of preparing and planning for at-risk populations, as well as assisting these communities in emergencies. As part of this project, ASTHO performed an extensive… Read more
During and after a natural disaster, local governments and utilities must work together to ensure the safety of citizens and navigate the restoration of infrastructure. Accordingly, it is critical they share an understanding about roles, responsibilities and processes during a disaster. Even when local governments and utilities have a productive, well-established relationship with each… Read more
The Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team (IMERT) provides formulas and useful tips for how to best allocate space in different types of temporary medical facility sites, such as a gymnasium, stadium or aircraft hangar. Layout charts and photographs for facilities are also included. Alternative Care Site Planning: Site Layout
Localities must pre-identify temporary medical facility to use during natural disasters in the scenario that local medical facilities become damaged or overwhelmed. The Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team (IMERT) offers several easy-to-use tools to help localities create a plan for temporary medical facilities. On this page, find links to a “site selection tool” that can… Read more
This tool, created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), is intended to help medical institutions and localities evaluate and select temporary medical facility locations. Emergency managers and other stakeholders can use this tool, or distribute it to local medical facilities for use. The tool allows users… Read more
Most small disasters don’t require temporary medical facilities to be established, but localities still must have a plan – the likelihood may be small, but the repercussions of not having a plan are monumental. Use these tips to develop a plan and coordinate available resources, staff and supplies during a disaster to setup one or… Read more
Most small disasters don’t require temporary medical facilities to be established, but localities still must have a plan – the likelihood may be small, but the repercussions of not having a plan are monumental. Because each medical facility will have their own , incident command will need to orchestrate and integrate all involved facilities… Read more
The purpose of this study is twofold. First, it assesses the economic benefits of green infrastructure on reducing the negative impacts of flooding in communities in Minnesota and Ohio. Second, it develops an “analytical framework” that can be applied in other communities to predict the impacts of future flooding events and analyze how green infrastructure… Read more
This guidebook, developed by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), provides a six-step planning process for local governments to incorporate resilience planning and implementation into their long- and short- term recovery plans. The guide offers a “practical approach” for localities to address the challenges of resilience planning, unifying disaster risk management, emergency response… Read more
In this report, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) outlines strategic planning tools that communities and governments at the local, state and federal level can implement before a natural disaster to prepare for rapid reconstruction during the recovery phase. The report walks communities through the development of a recovery plan and serves… Read more
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