Downloadable Materials

HMCC webinar September 23

A copy of the slides from the webinar, as well as a transcript of the captioning is available here.  The recording is currently available to stream through YouTube (see the home page of the HMCC website), and will also be posted here as soon as it is available for download. September 23 Webinar Transcript                        September […]

HMCC Webinar July 23 2014

The PowerPoint deck used in the webinar on July 23, 2014 HMCC webinar July 23 2014 Links to the recordings of the webinar: For Mac or PC                For IPad or other Tablets Transcript from the webinar: HMCC 7.23.2014 Transcript                HMCC 7.23.2014 Transcript

Resource Book

This resource book is provides a compendium of the materials developed through the facilitated phase of HMCC development process. The annotated table of contents, which follows, offers a description of each document contained within the resource book. Resource Book

Case for Change

 In 2012 the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began to more closely align the requirements of the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) and the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program (PHEP) cooperative agreements. HPP and PHEP now require a more integrated approach to […]

HMCC Definition and Sample Plans

A Health and Medical Coordinating Coalition (HMCC) will be a multi-agency coordination entity with associated staffing that supports Emergency Support Function 8 (ESF8) activities, public health and medical services, at a local and regional level. Core disciplines in the HMCC will be community health centers and large ambulatory care organizations, emergency medical service providers (public […]

Massachuetts Emergency Support Functions

The Massachusetts Emergency Support Function (ESF) Team is composed of trained representatives of state, Federal, local, private, and public agencies and organizations. These representatives have extensive knowledge of their agencies’ and organizations’ resources and capabilities as well as the authority to commit them in support of local emergency management efforts during an incident. Members of […]

Massachusetts Emergency Support Function 8

Massachusetts Emergency Support Function (MAESF) 8 provides a framework for coordination and cooperation across state agencies regarding public health and medical, needs, including mental and behavioral health, before, during, and after a disaster or public health emergency in the Commonwealth, including those resulting from an act of terrorism. Click below for full download Emergency Support […]

Models Handout

From the March Facilitated meetings, this document was used in the exercise looking at characteristics of possible operating/program models for meeting required functions of a regional HMCC. Models Handout Models Handout

Scenario Handout – With and Without HMCCs

On December 11, 2008, a major winter storm hit Massachusetts, bringing with it significant sleet and ice. This scenario looks at how the Commonwealth was affected, and how Health and Medical Coordinating Coalitions would mitigate these issues: Scenario Handout HMCC with and without Scenario Handout HMCC with and without