Module 4 Learning Check

Ideally, lists of key jurisdictional MCH partners, stakeholders, and social networks will be updated ______ an emergency.

Before

During

After

How can staff evaluate the MCH role in the last jurisdictional response where the hazard(s) had a disproportionate effect on women of reproductive age and/or infants?

Assess the MCH role in surveillance

Assess the MCH role in development and dissemination of clinical guidance

Obtain and review the after-action report

All of the above

MCH staff should be involved in all of the following activities to help ensure that a jurisdiction’s EPR plan is regularly updated. Which is most foundational?

Interview relevant staff members and MCH partners to explore how to better define/enhance the MCH role in future responses

Participate in all required FEMA and agency-specific emergency preparedness and response trainings

Know what is in the plan that does (or should) pertain to women of reproductive age and infants, then provide timely input

Conduct regular reviews of PHEP staff to determine who has been trained about the effects of emergencies on MCH populations

True or False: PHEP is required to plan for meeting the needs of an entire community, including people with special functional and access needs, but it is up to MCH staff and advocates to clarify unique MCH specific needs in mass care planning.

True

False

Emergency preparedness and response training for MCH staff is important because it:

Ensures a baseline understanding of PHEP and emergency operations terminology

Builds and nurtures interdisciplinary relationships before emergencies occur

Establishes familiarity with emergency operations, e.g., through preparation exercises

All of the above

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