Arkansas Dept of Health

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Arkansas Dept of Health
CRA Obstacles Met and Overcome Pilot 2007 AND
THE FUTURE

• Kim R. Sutphin MPH, MBA
• PHP Senior EpidemiologistAR CRA Lead
  Coordinator

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Acknowledge

• James Hicks PHIN Lead Coordinator
• Alyce Wagner Pan Flu Coordinator
• Deborah Biddle HAN Unit Coordinator

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This is B.T.
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Arkansas and Dept of Health

• Arkansas the Department of Health
• _at_ 2.8 million
• 1 Centralized Health Department
• 75 Counties
• 5 Public Health Regions (SE, NE, C, SW, NW)
• At least 75 LHU w/few counties with more

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Purpose
1. CRA Plan
2. Dates, Places, Demographics of Pilot Sites
3. Successes and Limitations
4. Whats needed to Establish Run Clinics -
Preparation of Pandemic
5. The Future
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Put the Mask on Yourself First
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Arkansas CRA Cycle
Arkansas CRA Plan
Option3
Leadership
Priority Project
Pilot Exercises
CRA
Interoperability Integration
Standardization
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How Our Agency is affected by
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Dates, Places, Demo 07 Pilot
Pilot 1 - 2007
Information
November 13th Saline Co. November 14th
Arkansas Co.
Dates Places Demographics
Co. Population Saline 94,024 Arka
nsas 19,884 Total Served in Pilot
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Successes Limitations
Successes
Limitations

• Priority Project
• Gave direction for Future of AR CRA
• Worked Program and
• Identified areas to be addressed

• Number served small
• After Mass Dispensing of over 160,000 (240,000
  by Dec 07,07)
• Lag time
• Staff unfamiliar with system

Lessons Learned
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The Future
Add into Current Immunization System
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Establish and Run Clinic
Familiar System
Training
Exercise
Evaluate, Revise, Re-Evaluate
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Everything Working Together
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The Future - PHIN CRA
2010 Compliance
ExerciseExerciseExercise
TrackProgress
Policies Procedures
Standardization
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ADH PHIN Team
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Thank You