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Health Care Coalition HCC Group of healthcare organizations in a
specified geographic area that agree to
work together to support emergency
response of institutions by connecting
them through an information processing
and communications system to share
incident and emergency response
information. Framework developed under
HHS/ASPR Medical Surge Capacity and
Capability Handbook.
https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/mscc/
healthcarecoalition/chapter1/Pages/healthcarecoalition.
aspx#1.3.1
https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/mscc/
healthcarecoalition/chapter2/Pages/overview.aspx
https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/mscc/
healthcarecoalition/Pages/introduction.aspx
Hospital Preparedness
Program
HPP ASPR office that supports regional
healthcare system preparedness through
education, grants, research, guidance, tools,
and other resources and opportunities.
https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/hpp/Pages/default.
aspx
Incident Command
System
ICS
Unified Command
(UC)
Standardized approach across agencies/
organizations to command, control, and
coordination of emergency response.
https://www.fema.gov/incident-command-system-resources
Job Action Sheet JAS Outline responsibilities, reporting
structures, and actions for command
positions in HICS, allowing for personnel
to document each action and record
decision timeframes. Can be adjusted or
combined to respond to scenario.
http://hicscenter.org/Shared%20Documents/HICS2006/
Guidebook_Glossary.pdf
https://emsa.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2017/09/
HICS_Guidebook_2014_11.pdf
Laboratory Response
Network
LRN CDC division tasked with maintaining an
integrated network of state and local public
health, federal, military, and international
laboratories that can respond to public
health emergencies.
https://emergency.cdc.gov/lrn/index.asp
National Disaster
Medical System
NDMS Under ASPR, teams of healthcare
professionals who can be activated to
respond to a disaster or emergency
to provide expert care and services in
challenging conditions, or to be ready for
healthcare crises at large public events or
other scenarios.
https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/responders/ndms/ndms-
teams/Pages/default.aspx
