Minnesota Emergency Readiness Education and Training (MERET)
http://meret.umn.edu/
612-626-4515
Resources
State and National Organizations
- American Public Health Association
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC)
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
- codeReady
- ECHO (Emergency and Community Health Outreach)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, US Department of Health and Human Services
- Local Public Health Association
- Minnesota Area Health Education Center (AHEC)
- Minnesota Department of Health
- Minnesota Department of Public Safety
- Minnesota Hospital Association
- Minnesota Public Health Association
- National Association of County and City Health Officials
- National Association of Local Boards of Health
- National Association of Social Workers--Minnesota Chapter
- Office of Emergency Preparedness at the Minnesota Department of Health
Online Tools
Module-Related
- AIA’s Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospital and Health Care Facilities
- American Institute of Architects
- Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (BHPP)
- Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals: The Official Handbook
- Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities (2003)
MMWR. Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), 52(RR10):1-42) - Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Facilities, 1994
- Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
- HICPAC’s Guidelines for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals (1996)
- HICPAC Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals (1996) - Appendix A
- Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Facilities
- Minnesota Department of Health
- Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Qualitative Fit Test (QLFT) Form
- Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Cover Your Cough
- Minnesota Department of Health website - order a disposable PPE kit or print a poster
- Minnesota Department of Health’s Engineering Unit
- Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Respirator Medical Recommendation form
- Minnesota Chapter of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
- National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH)
- Occupational Health and Bloodborne Pathogens
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- US Department of Health & Human Services
- PDFs
- Minnesota Department of Health’s poster of a Full Barrier Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Isolation Cart that depicts one way to store supplies for use with N95s and PAPRs
- Sample AIIR Preventative Maintenance Schedule
- Sample Log for Testing Filters with a Particle Counter
- Sample Data Interpretation for Particle Reduction in Various Filter Efficiencies
- Sample HVAC System Preventive Maintenance Schedule
- Minnesota Department of Health’s poster of a Full Barrier Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Isolation Cart that depicts one way to store supplies for use with N95s and PAPRs
Resources for Pediatric Preparedness
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Decontamination of Children: Preparedness and Response for Hospital Emergency Departments
27-minute video that demonstrates for emergency responders and hospital emergency department staff how to safely decontaminate children who have been exposed to hazardous chemicals, including those from a bioterrorist attack. - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- American Red Cross: Children & Disasters
- Family Disaster Planning
- HRSA’s National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program
- Minnesota Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program
- Minnesota Emergency Readiness Education and Training (MERET)
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
- National Center for Disaster Preparedness
- National Council on Family Relations Fact Sheet:
Families and Trauma: Providing Help and Hope - Pediatric Disaster Toolkit: Hospital Guidelines for Pediatrics during Disasters