State Public Health Response
Background:
A novel pandemic like the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), can emerge from anywhere and quickly spread globally. It can be difficult to predict when or where the next novel pandemic will emerge. Mass care and emergency assistance planners, providers, and support agencies should consider the geographic scope and severity of a pandemic event. Pandemic events have various and more complex planning elements that must be considered to ensure safe and successful delivery of mass care resources and services. These types of natural phenomena need to be considered in the strategic planning process for federal, state, and local homeland security organizations.
Assignment:
Discuss how global pandemic preparation was considered in the homeland security strategic planning process at the state level. Select a state and its homeland security strategic plan and how it prepared for a public health emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Assess if the strategic plan was effective in preparing for and responding to the current global pandemic.
