Coconino County Health and Human Services Continuity of Operations Plan & Business Impact Analysis Case Study

SITUATION & NEED: Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired in April 2024 by CCHHS to develop this Coconino County Health and Human Services Continuity of Operations Plan & Business Impact Analysis. The scope of the project was to develop a COOP Plan that serves as an operational guide should an incident or emergency event disrupt…

Quad-County Public Health Preparedness Jurisdictional Risk Assessment Case Study

SITUATION:  Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired in late 2023 by Carson City Health and Human Services (CCHHS) to conduct the Quad-County Public Health Preparedness (PHP) Jurisdictional Risk Assessment (JRA). Quad-County PHP serves Carson City, Douglas, Lyon, and Storey counties and focuses on planning, practicing, and quickly responding to public health threats. Quad-County PHP supports…

Regional Special Pathogens Workshops and Gap Assessment (Phase 1), and Public Health Coordination Plan and Tabletop Exercise (Phase 2) for Clackamas County Public Health Division and Cities Readiness Initiative, in support of Clackamas, Clark, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill Counties

SITUATION: Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired in 2023 through a partnership with Clackamas County Public Health Division (CCPHD) and Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) to develop and conduct a series of workshops in preparation for the development of a regional public health special pathogen coordination plan and tabletop exercise. The goal of the project was…

Addressing the Needs of People with Disabilities in COVID-19 Local Preparedness Planning, Mitigation, and Recovery Efforts Project

SITUATION:  Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired in 2021 by the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) for multi-year technical assistance consultant work for the “Addressing the Needs of People with Disabilities in COVID-19 Local Preparedness Planning, Mitigation, and Recovery Efforts Project.”  CCS and NACCHO completed two consecutive project years which ran…

Conducting a Reed College Emergency Preparedness Gap Assessment Report and Presentation

SITUATION: Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired to conduct a review and assessment of Reed College’s existing emergency response plans and disaster preparedness documents and make recommendations for improving their emergency management program. NEED: Early in 2022, Reed College located in Portland, Oregon, began discussing how to move their emergency preparedness program to the next…

Development of Quad-County Healthcare Coalition Business Impact Analysis and Continuity of Operations Plan

SITUATION: Coordinated Consulting Services was hired to conduct an coalition-wide business impact analysis (BIA) and corresponding continuity of operations plan (COOP) for Quad-County Healthcare Coalition (QCHCC) in Nevada. NEED: In January of 2021, Quad-County Healthcare Coalition, which is embedded in Carson City Health and Human Services, identified a gap in their preparedness planning. To meet…

NVHC Case Study

SITUATION: Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired to develop an organization-wide emergency operations plan for Nevada Health Centers (NVHC). NVHC has clinics across the state in various geographic regions, including five mobile clinics. In addition to the NVHC Comprehensive Emergency Plan (CEP), site-specific emergency brochures with basic emergency procedures, and a mini tabletop exercise to…

Clackamas County COVID-19 After Action Report and Improvement Plan

SITUATION: Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired in May 2022 by Clackamas County, Oregon to conduct data collection and a full analysis of Clackamas County’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic by developing a COVID-19 After Action Report (AAR) and Improvement Plan (IP). The AAR/IP was to focus on strengths, areas for improvement, and recommendations regarding…

Arizona Coalition for Healthcare Emergency Response (AzCHER) 2023 Medical Surge and Response Exercise (MRSE)

SITUATION: Coordinated Consulting Services (CCS) was hired in 2022 by the Arizona Coalition for Healthcare Emergency Response (AzCHER) to conduct a statewide functional exercise in May 2023, including after action activities. The goal of the exercise was to meet requirements set forth in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Strategic…