Emergency Preparedness and Response
The MMS and its Committee on Preparedness work to enhance the health care system’s capacity to prepare for, detect, and respond to the consequences of natural disasters, terrorism and other health emergencies.
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Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (PERLC) Training Catalog
August 17, 2017
This online catalog allows learners to search through hundreds of tested and validated resources in one convenient location. Users can find trainings by keyword searches or filtering. Materials include online courses, exercises and drills, and toolkits. All are available at no cost.
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Pediatric Disaster Life Support
June 23, 2017
The MMS Committee on Preparedness has created a directory of Pediatric Disaster Life Support resources that physicians, nurses and other health care professionals can readily access in preparation for, or during, an emergency.
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Health and Medical Response to Active Shooter and Bombing Events
June 22, 2016
This 19-page document examines some of the issues and potential best practices during responses to terrorist incidents, including mass shootings and bombings, and serves as a prompt for responders and planners to consider areas where their community could address potential gaps. Preventing these...
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If You See Something, Say Something
November 20, 2015
If You See Something, Say Something™ is a national campaign that raises public awareness of the indicators of terrorism and terrorism-related crime, as well as the importance of reporting suspicious activity to state and local law enforcement.
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Upcoming Events
The 23rd Annual Massachusetts Adult Immunization Conference: Knowledge Is Key
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Best Western Royal Plaza, Marlborough MA
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
At the 23rd Annual MA Adult Immunization
conference you will review the most current adult immunization
information, network with colleagues, and share strategies to expand
immunization activities in facilities, businesses and communities.
Topics will include: Updates on new vaccines and the current adult
immunization schedule, Vaccine preventable disease outbreaks and
management
Overview of the Massachusetts Immunization
Information System (MIIS) and data quality, Long term care infection
control and vaccine guidance, How to engage young adults in vaccination
decisions,
Strategies to increase immunization rates in hard to reach populations. Registration is now open! Register HERE.
