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Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Developing an Evaluation Plan . . . . . . . 12
Pre-exercise Activities
Exercise Planning and Principles
Evaluation Questions
in Public Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Evaluation Methods
Exercise Cycle and Organization . . . . . . 3 Selecting and Utilizing Evaluation Criteria
State Responsibilities
Developing Exercise Briefing
Local Responsibilities
Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Types of Exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Conducting the Exercise . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Discussion-based Exercise
Operations-based Exercise Moving from Observation to
Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Exercise Planning Process . . . . . . . 6
Organization of the Exercise Planning Team References and Resources . . . . . . . . . . 21
Identifying Overarching Goals and Objectives
Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Scenario Development Steps . . . . . . . . . 9
Discussion-based Exercise
Operations-based Exercise
About the Exercise Toolkit
This toolkit is intended to guide local public health agency staff in (1) developing, implementing, and
evaluating emergency drills and exercises, and (2) facilitating the public health aspects of larger, multi-
agency emergency exercise events.
The toolkit provides essential guidance including templates, checklists, and forms to assist with every
stage of the exercise process. Emphasis is on identification of objectives during the planning phase, a
critical step for ensuring a meaningful postexercise evaluation.
The information in this document is consistent with the approaches recommended by the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) and the
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP).
Research and development was supported through Association of Teachers of Preventive
Medicine/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cooperative Agreement #TS-1245.
Kristine Gebbie, RN, DrPH, Principal Investigator
Joan Valas, RN, PhD, Public Health Specialist
Copyright © 2006 | Center for Health Policy | Columbia University School of Nursing | All rights reserved.
