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... Appendix A Emergency Declarations and Federal Frameworks Chapter 3 of this report provides an overview of public health emergencies (PHEs) , including the role of federal and state governments in preparing for and responding to these disasters.
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... 256 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV for the legislative branch to act in response to a rapidly evolving situation (Wiley et al., 2021)
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... APPENDIX A 257 or her jurisdiction."4 Oregon's laws are similar; one emergency response law grants the state's governor "all police powers vested in the state by the Oregon Constitution in order to effectuate the purposes of [the statute] ."5 Examples of specific powers can be found in one of Oregon's public health statues, which provides more specific authorities to close facilities, regulate goods and services, and control "entry into, exit from, movement within, and occupancy of premises in any public area subject to or threatened by a public health emergency." This is subject to a 28-day limit on these expanded gubernatorial authorities.6 Most U.S.
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... 258 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV Service Act, which has been amended by pandemic preparedness measures several times, has been applied more broadly to disasters (Elsea et al., 2020)
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... APPENDIX A 259 • The HHS secretary may also issue a Public Readiness and Emer gency Preparedness (PREP) Act12 declaration under Section 319F-3 of the Public Health Service Act, which provides immunity from liability for specified activities related to medical countermeasures covered by the declaration.
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... 260 ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ADDRESSING IPV Service Act, the various authorizing statutes applicable to specific agencies, and other statutes that might apply to particular types of PHEs (DHS, 2016)
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... APPENDIX A 261 introduced Community Lifelines in the fourth edition of the NRF.15 The eight Community Lifelines are services necessary for government and business operations to continue to function in order to protect human health, safety, and economic security (FEMA, 2023)

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