MDH and SPH moving beyond HSEEP (Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program)

The Minnsesota Department of Health and the U of MN School of Public Health have developed training exercises to enhance team effectiveness during public health disasters.

The exercise scenarios:

 Political Event; 3-part exercise
 Tornado (affects healthcare system); 2-part exercise
 Winter Storm
 Flash Floods
 Tornado (affects summer tourist area); 2-part exercise
 Firestorm: a climate change scenario

Click on Disaster 101 training information.

Snowfall in Minnesota - April 24, 2013