The Health and Human Services Subcommittee (HHSS) is part of the Indiana County Community Disaster Planning Committee of the Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Planning
It is our mission to support EMA goals and disaster response by linking together agencies to provide health, medical, and human services. Included in this mission is providing medical countermeasures for Indiana County when necessary. The HHSS website is a tool to help us accomplish these goals. We hope you take advantage of this website to get your disaster information and be prepared.
10/17/2024. What a great event! Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission sponsored some Halloween fun at Mack Park yesterday. HHSS gave away hundreds of "Prepare with Pedro" books (disaster preparedness for kids activity books) as well as “Family Emergency Plan” card sheets, fire preparedness activity sheets, "Preparing Pets for Disaster" brochures, and of course, candy!
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About
The Indiana County Health and Human Services Subcommittee (HHSS) was formed in 2002 in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
HHSS operates under the Indiana County Community Disaster Planning Committee: Indiana County Emergency Management Agency www.indianacounty.org, which is chaired by the Director of the Indiana County EMA.
HHSS works to support the Emergency Support Function #8: Health and Medical Services of the County’s Emergency Operations Plan. HHSS strives to meet the needs of medical care, human services, and the dissemination of public health information necessary to support an emergency Response, recovery effort or other disaster assistance initiative in Indiana County.
HHSS can only accomplish this by the bringing together of local health and human services agencies to work together in disaster planning, preparedness and response activities.
WHAT: One of five subcommittees of the Indiana County Community Emergency/Disaster Planning Committee, formed in 2002 in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
WHY: To meet the objectives under Emergency Support Function #8: Health and Medical Services of the County’s Emergency Operations Plan by coordinating the provision of medical care, meeting human service needs, and disseminating public health information necessary to support an emergency response, recovery effort or other disaster assistance initiative. HHSS exists to supplement the emergency disaster services of Indiana County municipalities and the Indiana County Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
HOW: By teaming Indiana County’s health and human service agencies to meet the needs of residents in the event of a disaster via NIMS (National Incident Management System) training, and collaborating to develop emergency preparedness techniques prior to an emergent situation.
REX the Ready Lion
Rex is available to attend schools, children’s programs or events with emergency preparedness information.
Call for more information:
724-463-8200 x 8
Download the HHSS Brochure
Upcoming Training
HHSS Trainings: HHSS organizes trainings and workshops in order to help keep Health and Human Services agencies and the community educated in many emergency preparedness topics. These trainings have included:
2011 – Gang Training
2012 – Active Shooter Conference
2013 – School Shooter Training
2016 – Violent Intruder/Active Shooter Is Your Organization Prepared?
2017 – Trauma in Adolescents and Children Workshop
2018 - Workplace Violence/Active Shooter: Agencies (Jan.)
2018 - Emergency Preparedness and Active Shooter Response Training for Houses of Worship (Oct.)
2018 - Worst Case Scenarios; Emergency planning for Child Care Providers (mini-conference)
2019 - Ready or Not: Putting Together a Church Emergency Preparedness Plan
2019 - COOP - Continuity of operations Planning
2021 - Home Visitor Safety Training
2022- Disaster Preparedness for Faith Team Leaders
2022 -Gentle Response: Conflict De-escalation Training
2023- Faith Community response to Community Disasters
2024 - Understanding Vicarious Trauma
LINKS
Indiana County EMA PEMA FEMA Dept. of Homeland Security PA State Police
HHSS MEMBER AGENCIES:
Partnerships: The following agencies/businesses have representatives on the H&HS Subcommittee.
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Armstrong/Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program
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IUP Maternal-Child Faculty
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Visiting Nurse Association * Indicates that this agency has a signed Memorandum of Understanding with HHSS, including resource guide for rapid inter-agency contact in the event of a disaster:
Contact
HHSS
C/O ICDHS
300 Indian Springs Road, Suite 203
Indiana, PA 15701
724-463-8200 x 8