Friday, May 9, 2025
5/9/2025
Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreement - The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) Bureau of Public Health Preparedness (BPHP) transitioned to an integrated hospital and public health emergency preparedness model that continues to build upon and support the capability of public health systems to prepare for and respond to public health threats and emergencies; as well as augment health care delivery system readiness and response. The roadmap set forth allows the commonwealth to be operationally ready to execute plans, respond to, and recover from public health threats and emergencies. The two distinct federal preparedness programs, Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) and Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), are aligned in such a way that the public health and health care systems clearly demonstrate jurisdictional coordination and collaboration. To reach this goal, BPHP will conduct planning, exercising, and other activities with the input of its internal PADOH partners, County/Municipal Health Departments (CMHDs), and healthcare coalitions (HCCs). PHEP will focus on utilizing the logic model to strengthen the commonwealth’s response capability by the continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action. Theses outcomes will bring the commonwealth closer to operational readiness in all capabilities with the initial year focused on collaborating with partners to implement PADOH’s ESF8 Strategic Plan, updating its Emergency Operations Plan and preparing for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Statistical Area anthrax scenario full scale exercise.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).