Description
INSTRUCTIONS:
A substantive comment should be approximately 350 words or more.
Cite (2 or MORE) sources within your comment to support your statements.
Include at least a couple of references, properly formatted, not just a link.
Discussion: Planning for placements of PODs
After reviewing the course background readings, discuss what some of the factors are that must be considered when placing a POD. Consider neighborhoods, accessibility, etc. Be sure to cite the peer-reviewed literature as well as government documents and web sites.
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Module 4 – Background
POINTS OF DISTRIBUTION (PODS) AND THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE
Required Reading
Alameda County. (2012). Points of dispensing: Just in time training videos 1-10. Retrieved from http://www.acphd.org/phep/podtraining.aspx
Carbon County Public Health (2014) Point of dispensing operations. Retrieved from
DHHS (n.d). BARDA strategic plan: 2011-1016. Retrieved from https://www.phe.gov/about/barda/Documents/barda-st…
FEMA (2016) Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8, National Response Framework. (read Coordination for obtaining, assembling, and delivering medical equipment and supplies to the incident area.) Retrieved from https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1470149644…
Hernandez, I., Ramirez-Marquez, J.E., Starr, D., McKay, R., Guthartz, S., . . . Barcellona, J. (2015). Optimal staffing strategies for points of dispensing. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 83, 172-183. Available at Trident Online Library.
Khan, S. & Richter, A. (2012). Dispensing mass prophylaxis The search for the perfect solution. Homeland Security Affairs 8(3). Retrieved from https://www.hsaj.org/articles/206
Oregon Public Health Division (2012) Mass prophylaxis point of dispensing (POD) field operation guide. Retrieved from https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREPAREDNESS/PARTNER…
Paul, J. A., & Hariharan, G. (2012). Location-allocation planning of stockpiles for effective disaster mitigation. Annals of Operations Research, 196(1) 469-490. Available at Trident Online Library.
Potter, M.A., Brown, S.T., Lee, B.Y., Grefenstette, J., Keane, C.R., Lin, C.J., . . .Burke, D.S. (2012). Preparedness for pandemics: Does variation among states affect the nation as a whole? Journal of Public Health Management Practice, 18(3), 233-240. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC37582… . Read Discussions and Limitations and Conclusions.
Rebman, T., Loux, T.M., Zink, T.K., Swick, Z., & Wakefield, M.(2015). Infection prevention and mass vaccination training for U.S. point of dispensing staff and volunteers: A national study. American Journal of Infection Control, 43, 222-227. Available at Trident Online Library.
Required Websites
CDC 12 Hour Push Package. https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/stockpile/pushpackage.htm
CDC Strategic National Stockpile. https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/stockpile/index.htm
Government Response to Coronavirus, COVID-19. https://www.usa.gov/coronavirus
