Integration of activities across WVDHHR. Coordination with other WVDHHR activities and efforts is undertaken through the Secretary’s BT Task Force, a group including the lead individuals for the HRSA Hospital Preparedness Grant, Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities, Departmental Fiscal Office, Office of the Secretary, and others. Resource allocation is under the jurisdiction of the DHHR Secretary with recommendations provided by the State-Local Oversight Committee and Governor’s Commission. The State-Local Oversight Committee, TPWG, Governor’s Commission, and DHHR BT Task Force are all supported by Threat Preparedness Initiative staff identified above. Local Responsibilities: Assess, plan, and implement plans to accomplish the following: • Assure active and continued participation of local health department staff on focus area workgroups. • Provide broad and active local health representation to the State-Local Oversight Committee. • Provide methods for obtaining input, as applicable, from across the local health community on critical issues discussed in workgroups or in the State-Local Oversight Committee. • Communicate progress made by these groups back to local health staff. Evaluation: Success will be defined as follows: a) positions will be filled within 90 days of proposal approval or as needed based on further understanding the scope of work; b) evidence of regular meetings of the State-Local Oversight Committee and associated focus area specific workgroups; c) evidence of regular meetings of the Threat Preparedness Work Group to coordinate and facilitate State Public Health Threat Response Plan development; d) by May 31, 2002, establish and hold the first meeting of the Governor’s Commission on Public Health Threat Preparedness; e) evidence of regular meetings of the WVDHHR Secretary’s Bioterrorism Task Force. Objective 3: By October 31, 2002, sponsor jurisdiction wide conferences and workshops bringing together partners and stakeholders. State Plan:
