Coordinating Health and Social Services Recovery

The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth orientation to the Health and Social Services Recovery Support Function (HSS RSF) – one of the six recovery capabilities identified in the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF). This course will describe the HSS RSF’s mission and core activities; the federal role in HSS recovery operations; how local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal resources coordinate and collaborate during recovery efforts; and the process for executing a unified recovery effort.

Primary Audience

Open to everyone

Syllabus

Identify each of the nine mission areas and their core functions
Identify which public sector agencies support the nine core mission areas in a given scenario
Identify the practices and capabilities associated with implementation of HSS recovery functions
Outline the process and legal requirements for requesting federal HSS recovery assistance
Describe the key features of a post-disaster impact assessment
Determine the priority needs of a community following a disaster
Outline strategies for coordinating recovery actions across local, state, and federal partners
Identify best practices for coordination and implementation of the HSS RSF
Identify the ways in which the HSS RSF interacts with and supports the other five RSFs