CDC PHEPR Project
Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR) Project for Region VIII
In response to ongoing public health emergencies throughout the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) planned to reestablish Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHP) as Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response (CPHEPR) in Schools/Programs of public health among the 10 CDC regions. In preparation for this effort, they awarded several contracts designed to explore existing PHEPR capabilities and capacities, identify gaps, and then create 5-year work plans that include strategies and potential interventions for the identified focus areas. The plans would be used by the CPHEPR’s as they are stood up.
This CDC-funded project for Region VIII (Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota) was directed by Dr. Kimberley Shoaf, DrPH, MPH, a Professor with the Division of Public Health at the University of Utah and Dr. Elaine Scallan Walter, the Director of the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RM-PHTC) at the University of Colorado.
Objectives
The project consisted of three tasks. Click on each column to learn more about the task:
Process and Timeline
Each Coordinating Body/Community of Practice met four times during this process. For Task 1, the Modified Delphi Process was implemented to create a utilizable consensus that was used as the basis of the CPHEPR 5-year work plan for Region VIII.
Click the link to learn more about the Modified Delphi Process.
Regional Timeline
The following, provisional work plans were provided to the Rocky Mountains & High Plain Center for Emergency Public Health for their focus, planning, and activities over the next few years. These finalized plans underwent some changes prior to implementation by The Center.