Question 1

What type of plan would consider what would happen if a facility was compromised and leadership had to move to a new location?

Accepted Answer

A Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) is designed to ensure that an organization can continue its essential functions across a wide range of potential emergencies, including situations where leadership must relocate to continue operations.

Question 2

The idea behind which of the following is that partners receive funding in exchange for concentrating efforts on an agreed path?

Accepted Answer

The Public Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative agreement is designed to support public health departments in strengthening their abilities to respond to public health emergencies. This includes providing funding to partners (e.g., local health departments) in exchange for their commitment to focus efforts on preparedness activities and objectives that are aligned with agreed-upon goals and priorities.

Question 3

Public Health Preparedness Capabilities: National Standards for State and Local Planning, produced by what agency, lays out 15 public health capabilities that state, local, tribal, and territorial partners can use to assist in the development of plans, policies, and procedures to prepare for and respond to public health threats?

Accepted Answer

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) produced the Public Health Preparedness Capabilities: National Standards for State and Local Planning. This document outlines 15 public health capabilities to guide state, local, tribal, and territorial partners in planning and response efforts for public health threats.

Question 4

When determining whether or not the organization can meet the target time, what can be conducted to test the actions of organization to determine if the organization has the capability to conduct emergency operations coordination?

Accepted Answer

Drills or exercises are practical activities that simulate emergency situations, allowing an organization to test its capability to conduct emergency operations coordination in a realistic setting. These activities help identify any gaps or weaknesses in the organization's emergency response plan, ensuring that it can meet the target time for response.

Question 5

Public health has applied the principals of emergency management in things such as using the ICS principals in developing IMS, substituting command for management with the idea being that public health's greatest product is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Public health's primary product is "Information and recommendations." This is because the main goal of public health during emergencies is to provide the public and stakeholders with accurate, timely information and guidance on how to protect health and prevent disease spread.

Question 6

The emergency operations center is responsible for the strategic or operational overview of the incident.

Accepted Answer

The emergency operations center (EOC) is responsible for providing a strategic overview of an incident, coordinating resources, and supporting on-scene operations, focusing on broader goals and resource management rather than tactical, on-the-ground actions.

Question 7

Functions of the emergency operations center could include resource tracking and coordination at the health department level.

Accepted Answer

The functions of an emergency operations center (EOC) include coordinating response efforts, managing resources, and providing a centralized decision-making process during emergencies, which can involve resource tracking and coordination at various levels including the health department.

Question 8

The core capabilities of the national emergency management level are organized into the mission areas.

Accepted Answer

The core capabilities of national emergency management are indeed organized into mission areas, which include Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery, to effectively coordinate and manage disaster and emergency situations.

Question 9

The ICP provides a central location where the identification, organization, collaboration, and coordination of resources can be accomplished, as well as a location for communications, collaboration, and coordination of public health assets during an incident or event.

Accepted Answer

ICP stands for Incident Command Post, and it is primarily focused on the management of emergency incidents or events, not specifically on public health assets. It provides a central location for the coordination and management of all incident-related operations, including the identification and organization of resources, collaboration, and coordination among different agencies and responders.

Question 10

A public health emergency operations center organizes itself via the IMS structure, which provides a management structure that results in better and more efficient decision-making and use of resources.

Accepted Answer

The IMS (Incident Management System) structure is designed to provide a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response, which enhances efficiency and effectiveness in decision-making and resource utilization, making it suitable for public health emergency operations centers.

Question 11

In the United States, most of the emergency management guidance come from which agency?

Accepted Answer

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the primary agency in the United States responsible for coordinating disaster response and providing guidance on emergency management.

Question 12

Which agency stepped forward to develop guiding documents on the application of emergency management principals to international public health?

Accepted Answer

The World Health Organization (WHO) is the agency that stepped forward to develop guiding documents on the application of emergency management principles to international public health, as it is the authority responsible for public health within the United Nations system.

Question 13

Domestically, which agency has been administering the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement since 2002?

Accepted Answer

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been administering the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement since 2002 to help state and local public health departments prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.

Question 14

Which of the following core capabilities of the national emergency management level can be applied to all of the mission areas?

Accepted Answer

Public Information and Warning is a core capability that is applicable across all mission areas, as it involves delivering timely and accurate information to the public and stakeholders during any emergency.

Question 15

The overall objective of which core capability of the national emergency level is to establish and maintain a unified and coordinated operational structure and process that appropriately integrates all critical stakeholders and supports the execution of core capabilities?

Accepted Answer

Operational Coordination is the core capability focused on establishing and maintaining a unified and coordinated operational structure. This includes integrating all critical stakeholders and supporting the execution of core capabilities to manage an emergency effectively.

Question 16

An emergency operations center (EOC) is a physical location from which the coordination of information and resources take place in order to support incident management activities.

Accepted Answer

An Emergency Operations Center (EOC) serves as a centralized command and control facility responsible for carrying out the principles of emergency preparedness and emergency management, or disaster management functions at a strategic level during an emergency, and ensuring the continuity of operation of a company, political subdivision, or other organization.

Question 17

The emergency operations center is where tactical decisions are made and operations are coordinated.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

In most public health emergency operations centers (PHEOCs), there is one person in charge and that is the incident manager.

Accepted Answer

In most Public Health Emergency Operations Centers (PHEOCs), the structure is designed around the Incident Command System (ICS) or similar frameworks, where there is indeed one person in charge known as the Incident Manager (or Incident Commander). This role is crucial for maintaining clear leadership and ensuring effective decision-making and coordination during public health emergencies.

Question 19

For the international audience, there is no global emergency management entity; therefore, health-related emergency management generally falls under the purview of WHO.

Accepted Answer

The World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority on international health within the United Nations system, and it plays a central role in emergency preparedness, response, and management for health-related crises globally.

Question 20

Most public health leadership comes in the form of emergency department physicians who have been thoroughly trained in emergency management.

Accepted Answer

Public health leadership is diverse and includes professionals from various backgrounds such as epidemiology, environmental health, health education, and policy making, not just emergency department physicians.

Quiz 12: Developing a Public Health Emergency Operations Center