Kern County Health Care Coalition
Entities that sign the PPA are asked to participate in KCHCC. The group meets quarterly to plan for coordinated emergency responses. By actively participating in KCHCC, members benefit from shared information and resources, local training, drills and exercises for staff education and enrollment in the California Health Alert Network (CAHAN).
Mission Statement
The mission of Kern County Health Care Coalition (KCHCC) is to bring local public, private, and non-profit organizations together for the purpose of collaborative disaster medical health planning and training. Collaterally, grant-funding streams that include the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program (PHEP), CDC (bioterrorism and pan flu), Homeland Security, Regional Disaster Medical Health, and the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), are represented in this venue to promote efficiency through inter-disciplinary coordination.
Who should attend KCHCC Meetings?
Decision makers from public, private, and non-profit organization participants with defining roles and responsibilities with internal and collaborative disaster medical health planning, training, and execution. It is also essential that coalition members with access to ReddiNet, and authorization for the release and request of information as well as coalition member facility resources.
Contact
For more information or to get involved, contact the following:
Juan Vega, Jr
(661) 868-1212
vegaj@kerncounty.com
Sahan Yagmur
(661) 868-0448
yagmurs@kerncounty.com