Alphabet Soup
This is a coalition of over 230 organizations and 600 individuals who work together to achieve health equity and to identify and reduce health disparities for all in Howard County.
What is the HCLHIC [Howard County Local Health Improvement Coalition]?
To Promote, Preserve, and Protect the health and well-being of all in Howard County.
What is the HCHD Mission?
Volunteers who assist the health department with vaccine clinic support, health fairs, administrative assistance, front desk support and other duties as assigned.
What/who are MRC [Medical Reserve Corps] volunteers?
A review of strengths and opportunities for improvement that takes place after an emergency response or exercise.
What is an AAR [After Action Review]
Metrics for this performance management system are collected from program staff each month to show trends and inform any needed adjustments to program activities.
What is HealthStat?
This question is sent to an employee with a time limit of a few hours to test their awareness of emergency response protocols.
What is a Red Envelope Drill?
This plan provides the shared goals and objectives for the LHIC and Howard County community over a period of three years.
What is the CHIP [Community Health Improvement Plan]? OR, What is the LHIC Strategic Plan?
What is the Strategic Plan?
This plan guides HCHD operations in the event of an emergency.
What is the COOP [Continuity of Operations Plan]?
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What is the Public and Behavioral Health County Coordinating Function?
This is the state-designated health information exchange for Maryland and service providers for Washington DC, West Virginia, and the Mid-Atlantic Region.
What is CRISP [Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients]?
Employee survey; Ask Antigone or Message Maura; Exit interviews; Evaluation Surveys
What are ways HCHD gets input or ideas from staff?
This policy outlines roles and responsibilities and procedures for accessing HCHD personnel during non-business hours.
What is the After Hours On Call Response Policy?
This plan draws on the Howard County Health Assessment Survey and many other data to map the county's health status and priorities. Lead author is the hospital.
What is the CHNA [Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan]?
Process diagram, Fishbone (or Cause and Effect) diagram, 5 Whys, Root Cause Analysis; Plan Do Study Act; Storyboard;
What are tools used for Quality Improvement?
This is the Howard County Plan for emergency response and recovery management.
What is the CERRP [Comprehensive Emergency Response and Recovery Plan]?