Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites are connected with their local Healthcare Coalitions (see image below). Healthcare Coalitions (HCCs) are comprised of individual healthcare and response organizations – such as hospitals, EMS providers, emergency management organizations, public health agencies, and more. The Health Alert Network (HAN) is a statewide communications system used to alert all medical doctors, hospitals, veterinarians and animal clinics of a medical or animal disease emergency. Additionally, following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is another resource for up-to-date information.
Disease Surveillance
Each Nebraska health department monitors diseases in their county and disseminate information to other healthcare providers. For a listing of the health departments, click here. Additionally, following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is another resource for up-to-date information.
HCAN has Nebraska-specific CMS emergency preparedness templates that includes policies/procedures, communications plans, training/exercises, and more. Click here to access.
