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Texas Disaster Volunteer Registry
Belinda HareState Disaster Volunteer Coordinator
Community Preparedness SectionTexas Department of State Health Services
Birth of ESAR-VHP
ESAR-VHP = Emergency Systems for Advance Registration
of Volunteer Health Professionals
Tragic events of 9/ll Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
Growth of ESAR-VHP
HRSA’s National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (NBHPP)
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
Starting in 2009, must be in place or no cooperative agreement funding
Purpose/Functions
Federal perspective: single, nationwide interoperable network of state-owned, state-operated systems
Primary functions: Advance registration Licensure verification Credentialing
Additional Functions
Call down capabilities Search queries Volunteer management Volunteer tracking Reporting, administrative tools
Texas Customizations
Useful tool for locals Integration with existing systems Must include the lay individual Simple, secure, 24/7/365
availability Help build local ranks of volunteers
Registry Data Elements
Contact information Military service, languages spoken Geographical deployment preferences Willingness to be federalized Affiliations with other volunteer
groups Link to local volunteer groups
Search capabilities
Profession and specialty Credentialing level Languages spoken DSHS Health Service Region City and/or County Zip code
Benefits of registry
Resource/asset assessment Effective utilization of assets Automated call downs/confirmations Rapid response to emergencies Volunteer tracking Administrative tools Minimize spontaneous volunteers
Benefits to volunteer
Liability Training Relationship building Safety Effective use of volunteer skills Helping your neighbors
Phase One
Purchase technology to support registry
Ensure sustainability Engineer linkages with key
boards/regulatory entities Engineer credentialing linkages Identify/train state-level
administrators
Phase One (con’t)
Physicians, physician assistants RNs, LVNs, nurse practitioners Pharmacists, pharmacy techs &
interns EMTs/paramedics Social workers, marriage & family
therapists, licensed professional counselors
Phase One (con’t)
Start state-level recruitment Place Texas Disaster Volunteer
Registry logo on Web sites Populate via linkages/recruitment
with state partners (TMA, TOMA, TNA, TPA)
Exercise/improve
Phase Two
Integrate additional disciplines Dentists Respiratory therapists & techs Surgical technologists Medical & clinical laboratory techs Veterinarians Others
Phase Two (con’t)
Operationalize on local/regional levels Identify local/regional administrators Train administrators on system Integrate linkages with local/regional
volunteer systems Assist with local/regional recruitment
Phase Two (con’t)
Integrate Protect Texas SNS volunteers Integrate public health staff into system Explore linkages with faith-based and
other community volunteer groups Identify/incorporate minimal training
standards/competency into system
Access to Registry
Local EOC, hospitals, public health: access to city/county volunteers
Health Service Regions/SNS Planners: access to volunteers in geographic area
DSHS Multi-agency Coordination Center: access to volunteers statewide
Registry logo/icon
Texas Disaster Volunteer Registry
Texas Disaster Volunteer Registry
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For more information…
Belinda HareState Disaster Volunteer Coordinator
Texas Department of State Health Services
[email protected]: (512) 458-7219