The purpose of this project is to examine two existing regional planning coalitions, Midwest Alliance and UPC which encompass U.S. Health and Human Services Region 7/8 and Regions 4, respectively to identify potential promising practices which may be applicable, replicable, or usable in other regions and regional coalitions and identify tools for planning, disaster health/medical assessments, and response. The focus of all activities is to support the regional planning and the role of the Regional Emergency Coordinator. Therefore the goal is to support regional planning and the inventories that would accomplish this goal.

Region 4:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.  
Region 7:  Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska. 
Region 8:  Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Funding Source:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ACTION Network)

Awarded To:
Abt Associates (prime); Denver Health (subcontractor)

Principal Investigators (DH):
Gregory M. Bogdan, MD
Sheri L. Eisert, PhD

Period: 
April 1, 2008-June 30, 2009