1. MCHENRY COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH Structure & Roles in Emergency Management By: Gloria C. warren For: Colorado Technical University 1

2. MCHENRY COUNTY COMMUNITY EPCRA Community Right-to-Know SARA Superfund Amendments & Reauthorization Act MCDH McHenry County Department of Health 2

3. RESPONSE CAPABILITIES 3 Mitigation options & recommendations REVIEW Methods to reduce effects CONSIDER Highest probable hazards & effects IDENTIFY

4. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PracticeRefineEducateTrainCollaborate 4

5. SURVEILLANCE; TOOLS; AND DETECTION MCDH Public Health Security Environmental Facility Biohazard 5

6. ROLE IN BIOWATCH 6 This PhotoThis Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SACC BY-NC-SA

7. GOVERNMENT COST OF BIOWATCH ScenarioTotal Present Value Cost a a Annualized Cost Generation 2$0.6 billion$ 80 million Generation 3$2.0 billion$200 million Generation 3 without expansion$0.8 billion$100 million 7 “BioWatch and public…,” 2011

8. STRUCTURE & ROLES DURING EMERGENCIES 8

9. REFERENCES “BioWatch and public health surveillance: Evaluating systems for the early detection of biological threats.” (2011). The National Academies Press. Retrieved from: https://www.nap.edu/read/12688/chapter/4#58  “Hazard universal checklist. (n.d.). Retrieved from: http://www.successinmedicine.com/wp- content/uploads/2009/12/9-Hazard-Surveillance-Checklist-Griffon.pdf McHenry County. (2017, August). McHenry county natural hazards mitigation plan. Retrieved from: https://www.co.mchenry.il.us/home/showdocument?id=77420  McHenry County Emergency Management (MCEM). (2018). Local emergency planning committee. Retrieved from: https://www.co.mchenry.il.us/county-government/departments-a-i/emergency- management/local-emergency-planning-committee-lepc- MCHD. (n.d. a.). Working to protect the health and safety of McHenry county residents by planning for and responding to public health emergencies. Retrieved from: https://www.co.mchenry.il.us/county- government/departments-a-i/health-department/emergency-preparedness  MCDH. (n.d. b.). What are we doing? Retrieved from: https://www.co.mchenry.il.us/county- government/departments-a-i/health-department/emergency-preparedness/what-we-are-doing MCDH. (2018). Emergency preparedness. Retrieved from: http://mchd.org/General/default.aspx?type=Emergency%20Preparedness&index=5  Willman, David. (2014, April 28). Homeland security cancels plans for new BioWatch technology. McClatchy News Service. Retrieved from: http://www.govtech.com/security/Homeland-Security- Cancels-Plans-for-New-BioWatch-Technology.html 9