Public Health
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Resilient Public Health Systems
From naturally occurring pandemics to deliberate acts of bioterrorism, our team partners with clients to address today’s most complex public health threats. We work with our clients to cultivate and maintain resilient health systems that are capable of withstanding both acute shocks and long-term stressors by advancing organizational development and process improvement efforts that drive meaningful efficiencies.
We bridge federal policy with effective state and local implementation, offering expert support to help your organization prepare for the unthinkable. CONSTANT’s capabilities span planning, policy development, continuous improvement, community engagement, training, exercises, and workforce development support across medical countermeasures, biosecurity response, points of dispensing, receipt, store, and stage warehouse readiness, risk assessments, and more. Our work aligns with key public health frameworks, including the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) Foundational Public Health Services and Standards and Measures, to ensure organizations are ready to respond with confidence. Additionally, we provide solutions aligned to key grant funding sources, like Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) and the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP).
Statewide Medical and Health Preparedness Program
A State as large as California has complex requirements for healthcare preparedness. CONSTANT was engaged to successfully execute a multi-year effort to support the State of California in managing its annual statewide medical and health disaster exercise. The effort spanned multiple trainings, website design, video production, technical assistance, and outreach. CONSTANT brought fresh ideas on managing the complex threat landscape of California, broadening connections with healthcare partners, and evolving resilience capabilities to meet the challenges ahead.
Medical Surge Readiness Program
Healthcare facilities must be ready to surge to meet the needs following a disaster. Working with two regional hospitals in Los Angeles, CONSTANT developed the “15 ‘til 50” Mass Casualty Incident Toolkit that outlines how to prepare for a surge of 50 patients with only 15 minutes' notice. This award-winning toolkit was designed for healthcare emergency managers. It included a PowerPoint deck, checklists, plan templates, videos, talking points, supply lists, and more. This program was recognized by the California Emergency Services Association (CESA) for its innovation and relevance in helping to prepare healthcare emergency managers for MCIs.
CBRNE Readiness for Healthcare
CONSTANT is currently assessing local decontamination plans and jurisdictional CBRNE response capabilities for the Bay Area, California. This includes the design and conduct of a virtual workshop series to understand local government and partner agency operational capabilities, the development of a regional healthcare and hospital response Concept of Operations, and the creation of a purchasing plan to acquire identified necessary CBRNE equipment.
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Award-Winning Public Health Projects
We have produced reputable Public Health work since the inception of our company. Sample Public Health projects span public health disaster response training for the U.S. Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), PHEP Program-aligned plans for local health departments, and organizational development planning, training, and exercise support for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
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Public Health Training
ASPR leads the nation’s medical and public health preparedness for, response to, and recovery from public health emergencies. In support of this mission, CONSTANT was engaged to develop training to strengthen ASPR and its partners’ abilities to manage public health emergencies and execute disaster response and recovery missions. Our work resulted in a suite of interactive training using cutting-edge adult learning methods that was informed by first-hand accounts of disaster deployments. The training covered coordination concepts and emerging policies.
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Public Health Emergency Preparedness Plans
CONSTANT supports plan writing to align local health departments with requirements for the PHEP Program and Public Health Accreditation Board. This includes authorship or update of plans spanning EOPs, CERC, MCM, Point of Dispensing (POD), IDER, Shelter Operations, Lab Surge Staffing, Continuity of Operations (COOP), Pandemic Influenza, Nonpharmaceutical Disease Containment, Communicable Disease Incident Response, Epidemiology-Surveillance, Training and Exercise, and more.
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Medical Health Workforce Readiness
CONSTANT is supporting the California Department of Public Health Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR) Medical and Health Coordination Center (MHCC) across planning, training, and exercise tasks. This includes update of the MHCC’s Procedural Guidebook, job action sheets, job aides, and organizational charts; tabletop exercise design, facilitation, and evaluation; and development of asynchronous, self-paced training. The deliverables will ultimately enhance the CPR’s ability to operate the MHCC during public health emergencies across the State.