Five Disaster Health Response Capabilities
Horizontal timeline graphic showing five disaster health response capabilities, each represented by a circular blue icon and connected along a single line:
Capability 1 – Build a Disaster Health Response Network
Establish a coordinated network for disaster health response.
Icon: connected nodes representing a network.Capability 2 – Align Plans, Policies, Processes, and Procedures
Align plans, policies, processes, and procedures related to clinical excellence in disasters.
Icon: clipboard with a process-flow diagram.Capability 3 – Increase Medical Surge Capacity
Increase statewide and regional medical surge capacity.
Icon: ambulance with a medical cross.Capability 4 – Improve Situational Awareness
Improve statewide and regional situational awareness.
Icon: U.S. map overlaid with a connected network and marked locations.Capability 5 – Develop and Test Readiness Metrics
Develop readiness metrics and conduct an exercise to test capabilities.
Icon: ascending bar chart.
The five capabilities are arranged from left to right along a connected timeline, illustrating a progression from building a response network to measuring and testing readiness.