Planning Tools
Establishing a Closed POD Plan for your organization will ensure the steps you take towards preparedness now will benefit your staff, clients, and business operations into the future. Plans can take many forms and are meant to be changed and updated as the process is improved through training and exercising.
If your organization already has a Closed POD Plan in place, please review it to make sure it is up to date and includes all of the information necessary to operate a successful Closed POD.
Protect Your Assets
Appoint a Planning Committee
Determine your dispensing population
Organize Your Staff
Determine POD organizational structure
Determine staffing needs
Prepare Your Facility
Identify the dispensing location
Identify/purchase/store necessary supplies from the Inventory List
Develop Your Procedures
Determine procedures specifically related to the activation, set-up, operation and deactivation of the dispensing site
Determine how you'll receive the medication/vaccination
Determine how you'll return excess medication/vaccination
Educate and Train Your Staff
Use Job Action Sheets to help individuals understand the role they will fill in your organization's Closed POD
Exercise Your Plan
This is the best way to identify problems that can be rectified before an emergency occurs
If your organization does not already have a plan in place, Mesa County Public Health is happy to work with you in developing a plan that will facilitate smooth Closed POD Operations. This template can be used to create the first draft.
(TEMPLATE COMING SOON)