TABLE 1—

Standards and Related Guidelines That Inform the Field of Public Health Emergency Management

Standard	Description
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services—emergency preparedness rule18	Requires a wide range of health care organizations to develop an emergency plan, an emergency communications plan, a training plan, policies and procedures, and implementation of exercises to receive Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement
Emergency Management Accreditation Program19	A voluntary standards, assessment, and accreditation process for disaster preparedness programs throughout the country
Health care preparedness and response capabilities12	Four capabilities, composed of multiple objectives and activities, describing what entities in the health care delivery system should do to effectively prepare for and respond to emergencies
International Organization for Standardization 22300—societal security20	Establishes common understanding on the protection of society from, and response to, incidents, emergencies, and disasters caused by intentional and unintentional human acts, natural hazards, and technical failures
National Association of City and County Health Officials—Project Public Health Ready21	Criteria-based emergency preparedness program developed for local health departments with an emphasis on documentation of an all-hazards preparedness plan, workforce capacity development, and a comprehensive exercise plan
National Fire Protection Association 1561: standard on emergency services incident management system and command safety22	Contains requirements for emergency services on the principles, structure, and operations of an incident management system to ensure the safety of emergency responders and others during an incident
National Fire Protection Association 1600: Standard on disaster, emergency management, and business continuity and continuity of operations programs23	Contains requirements for the development, implementation, assessment, and maintenance of programs for prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, continuity, and recovery
National public health performance standards24	Forty standards also linked to the 10 essential public health services, whose purpose is to drive improvement at a public health system level in a jurisdiction; emergency management content similar to PHAB standards, with additional content related to legal authority in emergencies
PHAB—multiple standards25	Thirty-two standards linked to the 10 essential public health services for use by agencies seeking public health accreditation; standards related to emergency management include requirements for emergency plans, policies, and procedures; training; exercises; 24/7 operations if needed; surge staffing; emergency risk communications; incident management; continuity of operations; and workforce development
Public health preparedness capabilities: national standards for state and local planning11	Fifteen capabilities composed of functions and tasks that state and local health departments are expected to be able to do on the basis of resources they are expected to have or have access to
WHO—Framework for a public health emergency operations center26	Recently published guidance by WHO for use by ministries of health and other health authorities outlining “key concepts and essential requirements for developing and managing a PHEOC” for the purpose of enabling “a goal-oriented response to public health emergencies”

Note. PHAB = public health accreditation board; PHEOC = public health emergency operation center; WHO = World Health Organization.