Capability 1: Community Clause Samples

Capability 1: Community. Preparedness 1.1 Definition: Community preparedness is the ability of communities to prepare for, withstand, and recover in both the short and long terms from public health incidents. By engaging and coordinating with emergency management, healthcare organizations (private and community-based), mental/behavioral health providers, community and faith-based partners, State, local, and territorial, public health’s role in community preparedness is to do the following: 1.1.1 Conduct a Jurisdictional Risk Assessment: The jurisdictional risk assessment, at a minimum, shall address: 1.1.1.1 Organization objectives and priorities for response based on the Hazard Vulnerability Assessment and Risk assessment, 1.1.1.2 Include the needs of at-risk and vulnerable individuals, 1.1.1.3 Identify priority healthcare assets and essential services, 1.1.1.4 Estimates of anticipated number of casualties that contribute to surge and fatality management planning, 1.1.1.5 Existing inputs from emergency management risk assessment data, health department programs, community engagements, and other applicable sources, that identify and prioritize jurisdictional hazards and health vulnerabilities, 1.1.1.6 Potential hazards, vulnerabilities, and risks in the community related to the public health, medical, and mental/behavioral health systems, 1.1.1.7 The relationship of these risks to human impact, interruption of public health, medical, and mental/behavioral health services, and 1.1.1.8 The impact of those risks on public health, medical, and mental/behavioral health infrastructure.