HHS uses geospatial technology for such functions as policy analysis, planning, course of action comparison, incident management, and training. It incorporates information from numerous sources both internal and external to the agency in its geospatial activities. Geospatial technology helps to provide enhanced situational awareness at a level of granularity needed for all responders including regional emergency coordinators and teams in the field.
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GeoHealth
Overview:
GeoHEALTH is the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s secure Geographic Information System (GIS) based, electronic, interactive mapping application. This application incorporates information from numerous sources both internal and external to HHS and acts as a Common Operating Picture (COP) enhancing situational awareness. It includes other federal and public agencies such as (NOAA, USGS as well as other NGOs) into a single visual environment for enhanced situational awareness, assessment, and management of resources for planning, response to natural, man-made or pandemic events.
Unclassified URL: http://geohealth.hhs.gov/arcgis/home/
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emPOWER Map
Overview:
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), in partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), launched emPOWER to help community partners better anticipate, plan for, and respond to the needs of electricity dependent populations in each community.
The HHS emPOWER Map is a public and interactive map that provides monthly de-identified Medicare data -down to the zip code level- and an expanded set of near real-time hazard tracking services. Together, this information provides enhanced situational awareness and actionable information for assisting areas and at-risk populations that may be impacted by severe weather, wild fires, earthquakes and other disasters.
Unclassified URL: https://empowermap.hhs.gov/
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Updated on October 29, 2019