Table 3 Common Challenges Observed Across Participating Health Departments
Issue Area | Observed Challenges |
|---|---|
Surveillance and investigation | • Notification of non-hospital health care providers |
|  | • Level and type of staff involvement |
|  | • Laboratory sample handling and processing |
Communications | • Reactive, passive media contacts |
|  | • Reaching vulnerable populations |
|  | • Communicating with response partners |
Command and control | • Full implementation of ICS and EOC |
|  | • Handoffs between local and state |
|  | • Expectations regarding the CDC |
Medical surge capacity | • Concrete planning |
|  | • Accurately counting staff |
|  | • Recruiting, training, and mobilizing volunteers |