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PREP-1 (Developmental) Reduce the time necessary to issue official information to the public about a public health emergency
Potential Data Sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of State and Local Readiness (CDC/DSLR)
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PREP-2 Reduce the average time necessary to activate designated personnel in response to a public health emergency
Baseline: 66 average minutes were needed for designated personnel to report for immediate duty with no advance notice in 2009
Target: 59 average minutes
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of State and Local Readiness (CDC/DSLR)
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PREP-3 Increase the proportion of Laboratory Response Network (LRN) laboratories that meet proficiency standards
PREP-3.1 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of LRN biological laboratories that meet proficiency standards for Category A and B threat agents
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This objective was archived due to lack of data source, changes in science, or was replaced with other objectives. See Revision History for Details.

Potential Data Sources:
CDC Laboratory Response Network (LRN), CDC/NCEH
Revision History: This objective was archived due to the unavailability of tracking data. Read more about the revision history.
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PREP-3.2 Increase the proportion of LRN chemical laboratories that meet proficiency standards for chemical threat agents
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This objective was archived due to lack of data source, changes in science, or was replaced with other objectives. See Revision History for Details.

Baseline: 92 percent of LRN biological laboratories met proficiency standards for chemical threat agents in 2008
Target: 95.0 percent
Target-Setting Method: Projection/trend analysis
Potential Data Sources:
CDC Laboratory Response Network (LRN), CDC/NCEH
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PREP-4 Reduce the average time for State public health agencies to establish after action reports and improvement plans following responses to public health emergencies and exercises
Baseline: 46 average days were required for State public health agencies to establish after action reports and improvement plans following responses to public health emergencies in 2009
Target: 41 average days
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of State and Local Readiness (CDC/DSLR)
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PREP-5 Increase the percentage of school districts that require schools to include specific topics in their crisis preparedness, response, and recovery plans
PREP-5.1 Increase the percentage of school districts that required schools to include family reunification plans
Baseline: 67.8 percent of school districts required schools to include family reunification plans in 2012
Target: 74.6 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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PREP-5.2 Increase the percentage of school districts that required schools to include procedures for responding to pandemic flu or other infectious disease outbreaks
Baseline: 69.0 percent of school districts required schools to include procedures for responding to pandemic flu or other infectious disease outbreaks in 2012
Target: 75.9 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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PREP-5.3 Increase the percentage of school districts that required schools to include specific provisions for students and staff with special needs
Baseline: 79.9 percent of school districts required schools to include specific provisions for students and staff with special needs in 2012
Target: 87.9 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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PREP-5.4 Increase the percentage of school districts that required schools to include specific provisions for mental health services for students, faculty, and staff after a crisis has occurred
Baseline: 69.3 percent of school districts required schools to include specific provisions for mental health services for students, faculty, and staff after a crisis has occurred in 2012
Target: 76.2 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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PREP-6 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of parents and/or guardians aware of the emergency or evacuation plan in their child(ren)'s school including the evacuation location and how to get information about the child in the event of a disaster
Potential Data Sources:
Personal Preparedness in America Survey, FEMA
PREP-7 Increase the proportion of adults residing with children attending school who have an emergency plan and have household discussions of that emergency plan
Baseline: 79.2 percent of adults aged 18 years and over, who reside with children attending school and have an emergency plan, had household discussions of the emergency plan in 2011
Target: 89.5 percent
Target-Setting Method: Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, and laws.
Data Sources:
Personal Preparedness in America Survey, FEMA
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PREP-8 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of adults who engage in preparedness activities for a widespread outbreak of a contagious disease after recently receiving preparedness information on outbreaks
Potential Data Sources:
Personal Preparedness in America Survey, FEMA
PREP-9 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of adults who are aware of their transportation support needs to evacuate in preparation of a hurricane, flood, or wildfire
Potential Data Sources:
Personal Preparedness in America Survey, FEMA
PREP-10 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of adults who know how to obtain real-time alerts and warnings for disasters in their community
Potential Data Sources:
Personal Preparedness in America Survey, FEMA
PREP-11 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of adults who received information about disaster preparedness in the last 6 months
Potential Data Sources:
Personal Preparedness in America Survey, FEMA
PREP-12 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of adults who have taken actions to prepare for a possible disaster or emergency within 6 months after being made aware of preparedness information
Potential Data Sources:
Personal Preparedness in America Survey, FEMA
PREP-13 Increase the proportion of adults whose household has an emergency plan that includes instructions for household members about where to go and what to do in the event of a disaster
Baseline: 46.0 percent of adults aged 18 years and over have a household emergency plan that includes instructions for household members about where to go and what to do in the event of a disaster in 2011
Target: 51.2 percent
Target-Setting Method: Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, and laws.
Data Sources:
Personal Preparedness in America Survey, FEMA
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PREP-14 (Developmental) Increase the number of states with statewide protocols or triage guidelines for EMS personnel during mass casualty situations
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PREP-15 Increase the rate of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), bystander automated external defibrillator (AED), and survival to hospital discharge among patients who experience a non-traumatic cardiac arrest. This includes all arrests and the subset of bystander witnessed arrests that present in a shockable rhythm
PREP-15.1 Increase the rate of bystander CPR for all non-traumatic cardiac arrests
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Baseline: 39.6 percent of bystanders performed CPR for all non-traumatic cardiac arrests in 2015
Target: 44.6 percent
Target-Setting Method: Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, and laws.
Data Sources:
Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES), Emory University
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PREP-15.2 Increase the rate of bystander AED use for non-traumatic cardiac arrests occurring in public locations
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This objective was revised. See Revision History for Details.

Baseline: 11.2 percent of bystanders used AED for non-traumatic cardiac arrests occurring in public locations in 2015
Target: 13.7 percent
Target-Setting Method: Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, and laws.
Data Sources:
Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES), Emory University
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PREP-15.3 Increase the rate of survival to hospital discharge for all patients who receive bystander intervention through CPR and/or AED application
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Baseline: 14.2 percent of patients who received bystander intervention through CPR and/or AED application survived to hospital discharge in 2015
Target: 16.7 percent
Target-Setting Method: Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, and laws.
Data Sources:
Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES), Emory University
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PREP-15.4 Increase the rate of survival to hospital discharge for patients that have a bystander witnessed non-traumatic cardiac arrest that presents in a shockable rhythm and who receive bystander intervention through CPR and/or AED application
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Baseline: 39.1 percent of patients that have a bystander witnessed non-traumatic cardiac arrest that presents in a shockable rhythm and received bystander intervention through CPR and/or AED application survived to hospital discharge in 2015
Target: 44.1 percent
Target-Setting Method: Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, and laws.
Data Sources:
Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES), Emory University
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PREP-16 Increase the percentage of Medical Reserve Corps units who participate in preparedness and public health activities
PREP-16.1 Increase the percentage of Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units participating in preparedness training and exercise activities
Baseline: 90 percent of all MRC units participated in one or more of 4,854 preparedness training and exercise activities in 2013
Target: 95 percent
Target-Setting Method: Projection/trend analysis
Data Sources:
National Association of County and City Health Officials MRC Network Profile (NACCHO MRC Network Profile), National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
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PREP-16.2 Increase the percentage of Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units participating in public health activities
Baseline: 58 percent of all MRC units participated in one or more of 2,881 public health activities in 2013
Target: 75 percent
Target-Setting Method: Projection/trend analysis
Data Sources:
National Association of County and City Health Officials MRC Network Profile (NACCHO MRC Network Profile), National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
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PREP-16.3 Increase the percentage of Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units compliant with the National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Baseline: 95 percent of MRC units were compliant with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) in 2013
Target: 99 percent
Target-Setting Method: Projection/trend analysis
Data Sources:
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Unit Profile Database System (MRC Profile), ASPR
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PREP-17 Increase the number of preparedness and public health activities in which Medical Reserve Corps units participate
PREP-17.1 Increase the number of preparedness training and exercise activities in which Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units participate
Baseline: 4,854 preparedness training and exercise activities in which MRC units participated in 2013
Target: 5,097 preparedness training and exercise activities
Target-Setting Method: Projection/trend analysis
Data Sources:
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Unit Profile Database System (MRC Profile), ASPR
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PREP-17.2 Increase the number of public health activities in which Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units participate
Baseline: 2,881 public health activities in which MRC units participated in 2013
Target: 3,371 public health activities
Target-Setting Method: Projection/trend analysis
Data Sources:
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Unit Profile Database System (MRC Profile), ASPR
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PREP-18 Increase the membership and diversity of HPP-funded Healthcare Coalitions that are engaged in collaborative emergency preparedness planning and response
PREP-18.1 Increase the overall membership of HPP-funded Healthcare Coalitions
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This objective was revised. See Revision History for Details.

Baseline: 24,143 members in HPP-funded Healthcare Coalitions in 2015
Target: Not applicable
Target-Setting Method: This measure is being tracked for informational purposes. If warranted, a target will be set during the decade.
Data Sources:
Hospital Preparedness Program Awardee End-of-Year report (HPP EOY Report), ASPR
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PREP-18.2 (Developmental) Increase the diversity of HPP-funded Healthcare Coalitions' membership by provider type
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This objective was archived due to lack of data source, changes in science, or was replaced with other objectives. See Revision History for Details.

Potential Data Sources:
To be determined
Revision History: This objective was archived due to another reason: This objective is no longer representative of the goals of the HPP program. Read more about the revision history.
PREP-19 Increase the number of states reporting 90% of emergency medical services (EMS) calls to the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) using the currently accepted dataset standard
Baseline: 0 States including the District of Columbia report 90% of EMS calls to the NEMSIS using the currently accepted dataset standard in 2015
Target: 51 (50 States and the District of Columbia)
Target-Setting Method: Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, and laws.
Data Sources:
National Emergency Medical Services Database (National EMS Database), DOT/NHTSA
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PREP-20 Increase in measures to protect children during disasters
PREP-20.1 Increase the number of states that require regulated child care providers to have an evacuation plan that includes a relocation site
Baseline: 17 States including the District of Columbia require regulated child care providers to have an evacuation plan in 2009
Target: 51 (50 States and the District of Columbia)
Target-Setting Method: Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, and laws.
Data Sources:
National Report Cards on Protecting Children in Disasters, Save the Children
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PREP-20.2 Increase the number of states that require regulated child care providers to have a plan to reunite families after a disaster in the event of a relocation
Baseline: 12 States including the District of Columbia require regulated child care providers to have a plan to reunite families after a disaster in 2009
Target: 51 (50 States and the District of Columbia)
Target-Setting Method: Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, and laws.
Data Sources:
National Report Cards on Protecting Children in Disasters, Save the Children
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PREP-20.3 Increase the number of states that require regulated child care providers to have an emergency plan for children with access and functional needs including disabilities
Baseline: 10 States including the District of Columbia require regulated child care providers to have a plan for children with access and functional needs including disabilities in 2009
Target: 51 (50 States and the District of Columbia)
Target-Setting Method: Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, and laws.
Data Sources:
National Report Cards on Protecting Children in Disasters, Save the Children
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