Thursday, October 9, 2014

More about the "Medical and Health Coordination Center"



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The Medical and Health Coordination Center, formerly known as the JEOC (Joint Emergency Operations Center) is the co-located Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for CDPH, DHCS, and EMSA. The role of the MHCC includes the following core functions: coordination; communications; resource allocation and tracking; and information collection, analysis, and dissemination; tracking; and information collection, analysis, and dissemination.

The Acronym Glossary also has this to say about the California Department of Public Health:



CDPH

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California Department of Public Health:
A state agency dedicated to optimizing the health and well-being of the people in California and provides assistance with state public health related emergency management activities
(Source:  California Disaster Health Operational Manual October 2009)
 

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