Note: The purpose of the Lesson Road Map is to give you an idea of what will be expected of you for this lesson. You will be directed to specific tasks as you proceed through the lesson. Each activity in the To Do: section will be identified as individual (I), team (T), graded (G), ungraded (U), or pass/fail (P/F).

To Read

• Required
  • Hanfling, D., Schafer, K., Armstrong, C. (2004, April-June). "Making Healthcare Preparedness a Part of the Homeland Security Equation". Topics in Emergency Medicine, Vol.26, No. 2.
  • Rubin, J. (2004). "Recurring Pitfalls in Hospital Preparedness and Response." Journal Of Homeland Security. Retrieved May 16, 2006, from http://www.homelandsecurity.org/newjournal/articles/rubin.html
• Optional
  • (You may wish to review pp. 104-146 of this report for checklists of key infrastructure systems and considerations for interdependencies among systems.)
    US Department of Energy. (2002). Vulnerability Assessment Methodology, Electric Power Infrastructure. Retrieved May 16, 2006, from http://www.esisac.com/publicdocs/assessment_methods/VA.pdf
  • Spradley, L., Abkowitz, M., Clarke, J. (2006) A Risk Assessment Methodology for Intentional Chemical & Biological Contamination of Distribution Systems. Journal of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, Vol. 3, No. 3

To Do

In this lesson you will complete the following activities:

1. Beaver Stadium Activity
2. Readings and Reflections on ERPs
3. Infrastructure Systems Interdependencies Worksheet
4. Vulnerability Assessment Grid Practice
5. Get to Know Bowling County
6. Optional Survey

Topics

• Health Care Delivery Systems: Disaster Planning Challenges
• Role of Critical Asset Identification in Risk Management
• Vulnerability Assessments
• Infrastructure Systems Interdependencies