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ASPR TRACIE

Brought to you by HHS ASPR, the Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) was created to meet the information and technical assistance needs of regional ASPR staff, healthcare coalitions, healthcare entities, healthcare providers, emergency managers, public health practitioners, and others working in disaster medicine, healthcare system preparedness, and public health emergency preparedness.

IN THE NEWS

New: Lessons Learned from the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Fire

Speakers discuss how a 10-alarm fire resulted in the total evacuation of the hospital, continued closure, and extensive recovery efforts.

New: SNS Launches New Planning Resources SharePoint Site

Registering for this new site can improve information sharing between those responsible for ensuring readiness to distribute and dispense SNS-deployed MCMs in public health and health care settings.

New: Issue 18: Innovations in Health Care Surge Capacity Management

Authors from across the country describe their recent lessons learned managing patient surge, load balancing, and transfer.

New: Lessons Learned from the Pediatric Tripledemic (ASPR TRACIE Roundtable)

Speakers shared lessons learned from the 2022-2023 pediatric surge due to influenza, COVID-19, and RSV.

ASPR TRACIE Roundtable: Lessons Learned in Healthcare Communications

Speakers share their perspectives on engaging different community and cultural groups, tracking and countering rumors, and working with partners to create complementary messaging.

LGBTQI+ Community Members and Disaster Preparedness and Response

This collection includes resources for LGBTQI+ individuals; lessons learned; tools for disaster planners and health care providers; and resources specific to behavioral health.

Updated: EMS Infectious Disease Playbook

This planning document addresses the full spectrum of infectious agents and can help EMS agencies develop/update their service policies.

Now Available: Introduction to the Disaster Available Supplies in Hospitals (DASH) Tool

Learn about DASH modules and how to use the tool to estimate supplies needed to address various types of incidents.

Strategies for Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention: Risk Assessment and De-Escalation (Webinar)

Speakers explain new workplace violence standards and demonstrate some de-escalation tactics that can be used in real-world situations.

Now Available: ASPR TRACIE Tools and Templates for Healthcare Coalitions

These resources can help healthcare coalitions plan for patient surge incidents and meet grant requirements.

ASPR TRACIE DOMAINS

Technical Resources (TR)

A self-service collection of disaster medical, healthcare, and public health preparedness materials, searchable by keywords and functional areas.

Need resources? Find them by following any of these steps:

Enter keywords in the search bar at the top of any ASPR TRACIE page; or
Search for them from the Technical Resources page (and you'll receive results from DisasterLit^®, too); or
Review any of our Topic Collections that feature key resources under specific health and medical preparedness topics; or
Explore ASPR TRACIE-developed resources for tools, fact sheets, webinars, and other helpful resources.

Assistance Center (AC)

Provides access to Technical Assistance Specialists for one-on-one support.

Need support? Reach out to the Assistance Center, where you'll be connected to one of our technical assistance specialists for support with the website or to ask any preparedness-related question.

How to Request Technical Assistance:

1-844-5-TRACIE
(587-2243)

askasprtracie@hhs.gov

Information Exchange (IE)

A user-restricted, peer-to-peer discussion board that allows open discussion in near-real time.

Access the Information Exchange to post a question online and get a response from a member of the ASPR TRACIE community. Please note that you must register to be granted access to the IE. The approval process takes approximately one business day.

By registering for a user name and password, in addition to receiving access to the IE, you can control your own ASPR TRACIE user experience. You will be able to save resources and searches, comment on and rate resources, and follow discussion threads in the IE.

These short tutorials highlight various functions on the ASPR TRACIE site.

ASPR TRACIE Resource Pages

ASPR TRACIE-Developed Resources CBRN CMS EP Rule COVID-19 Resources Disaster Behavioral Health Drug Shortages/Scarce Resources

EMS Healthcare Coalitions Healthcare System Partners and Medical Surge Hurricanes Infectious Diseases Mass Violence

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