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STEERING COMMITTEE The NECO Region 5 Steering Committee is comprised of representatives from Public Health, Hospitals, and RMRS in the 13-county NECO region. The committee is governed by the Executive Board which includes the Regional Public Health Coordinator, the Regional Hospitals Coordinator, the Regional RMRS Coordinator, the current Chairperson and previous Chairperson. The committee meets quarterly to discuss regional issues and share updates. A number of workgroups have been formed under the umbrella of the Steering Committee to encourage collaboration across disciplines and address specific issues of concern in the region. Click here to view the Steering Committee Workgroups. MEETING MINUTES |
PUBLIC HEALTH PLANNING COMMITTEE The Public Health Planning Committee is comprised of health commissioners and other key personnel from the health districts in the 13-county NECO region. The chair of the committee represents Public Health at the quarterly Steering Committee meetings. The group works together to address public health developments and issues in the region and a number of workgroups are in place to address specific regional Public Health planning. Click here to view the Public Health Workgroups. MEETING MINUTES |
HOSPITALS The 29 hospitals in the NECO region are represented by the Hospitals Functional Group of the Steering Committee. The chair of the committee represents Hospitals at the quarterly Steering Committee meetings. Their functional group focuses on issues related to regional hospital planning. |
RMRS The RMRS (Regional Metropolitan Response System) group is comprised of representatives from Fire/EMS, Law Enforcement and Emergency Management, and each of the disciplines has their own functional group under the Steering Committee. The primary focus of the RMRS group is collaboration between disciplines to promote regional communication and coordination of all partner agencies/organizations. |
| COMMUNICATIONS | The mission of the the Communications Workgroup is to identify existing interoperable communication assets and shortcomings and develop a regional interoperable communication plan. Goals include:
The group is facilitated by Bruce Shade, Regional RMRS Coordinator. Anyone wishing to participate may contact Bruce at bshadesafety1st@yahoo.com
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| COMMUNITY CONTAINMENT | The mission of the Community Containment Workgroup is coordination of Isolation/Quarantine and community containment policies, procedures and plans. The group is chaired by Dr. James Hubert of the Tuscarawas County Health District. Anyone wishing to participate may contact facilitator Kristi Kato, Regional Public Health Coordinator, at kkato@schd.org.
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| PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER (PIO) | The mission of the the PIO (Public Information Officer) Workgroup is to establish partnerships before an event to ensure consistent messages during the event. The group is chaired by Steve Bosso of the Twinsburg and Ravenna Township Fire Departments. Anyone wishing to participate may contact Steve at sbosso@twinsburg.oh.us
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| MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS (MRC) | The mission of the the Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup is to implement and maintain an active Medical Reserve Corps in all Northeast Central Ohio counties. The main focus of the group is networking and sharing of goals and direction. The MRC workgroup is chaired by Kerry Kernen of the Summit County Health District. Anyone wishing to participate may contact Kerry at kkernen@schd.org. |
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| EDUCATION AND TRAINING | The mission of the Education and Training Workgroup is to communicate regional preparedness public health training needs and opportunities to the NECO region. Goals include:
The group is co-chaired by Bob Hasenyager of the Summit County Health District and Tim Gabrelcik of the Stark County Health District . Anyone wishing to participate may contact Bob at bhasenyager@schd.org or Tim at gabrelcikt@starkhealth.org.
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| EPIDEMIOLOGY | The mission of the Epidemiology Workgroup is to foster and strengthen the epidemiological response capacity of each jurisdiction and to improve the health of all the residents in NECO Region 5. Goals include:
The group is chaired by Kate Lanza of the Summit County Health District. Anyone wishing to participate may contact Kate at klanza@schd.org.
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| MASS DISPENSING / SNS | The mission of the Mass Dispensing Workgroup
is to assure that plans related to mass dispensing are similar across
NECO Region 5 and to identify regional capabilities where resources will
be needed in
order to accomplish the mission of mass prophylaxis or The group is co-chaired by Kelly Engelhart of the Portage County Health District and Gill Solem of the Summit County Health District. Anyone wishing to participate may contact Kelly at kengelhart@portageco.com or Gill at gsolem@schd.org.
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| PLAN REVIEW | The mission and purpose of the Plan Review Workgroup is to coordinate the development and integration of Public Health plans among regional partners. The goal is to develop a capability-based, all-hazards, regional incident management Public Health guidance document. The group is chaired by Glen Moore of the Akron Health Department. Anyone wishing to participate may contact Glen at MooreGl@ci.akron.oh.us
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