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MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN BROWARD COUNTY (DOH-BROWARD) AND THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES RELATED TO THE CITIES READINESS INITIATIVE (CRI)
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. In 1999 Congress charged the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with creating the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile (NPS). The goal was to supply large quantities of essential medical material to states and communities during an emergency within twelve hours of the federal decision to deploy.
2. As a result of the creation of the Homeland Security Act of 2022, the NPS became the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) managed jointly by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and HHS. The SNS, like its predecessor, is designed to supplement and supply state and local public health agencies in the event of a public health emergency within the U.S. or its territories.
3. The Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) program was established to assist the nation’s largest cities and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in the event of a public health emergency.
4. Federal Authorities will provide DOH-Broward with resources from the SNS to be distributed through Regional Distribution Sites (RDS) during a public health emergency severe enough to cause local supplies to run out.
5. Medicine and medical supplies from RDS locations will be distributed to local sites known as Points of Dispensing (PODs).
6. It is the intent of the Florida Legislature that the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) provide public health services through the 67 county health departments in partnership with county governments, and solicit support and involvement from federal, state, and local governments, along with the assistance from the private sector to achieve its mission.
7. The Broward County Comprehensive Emergency Managem...
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