With more than 20 years of experience in public health, emergency management, and preparedness, ICF combines the expertise of staff epidemiologists and research scientists with proficiency in information technology, program and risk management, and strategic communications.
ICF’s experience translates into a variety of valuable emergency health and medical initiatives, including:
- Assessing all-hazards capabilities and hazard vulnerabilities
- Developing robust, capabilities-based plans, training, and exercises for federal, state, and local departments and agencies, as well as the private sector
- Developing continuity of operations plans for major hospitals and public health offices
- Coordinating multi-agency responses to complex public health situations, such as potable water contamination and pandemic influenza
- Engaging communities to prepare for pandemics and develop communication strategies for radiologic emergencies
ICF offers proven methodologies to help strengthen emergency health and medical planning, training, and response initiatives. Our toolkits enable local public health agencies to plan, conduct, and evaluate drills and exercises for various scenarios.
We bring together emergency management, first responders, law enforcement, and public health personnel to train for effective responses during the first 48 hours of a public health incident. Our multifaceted solutions address policy- and decision-making, communications, resource coordination, personnel management, and procedure implementation.
ICF also helps clients measure the performance of their plans. Our metrics are especially valuable for programs that distribute grants on a regional and national level. Similarly, grantees can use these metrics to demonstrate the success of their efforts and pursue additional funding.