b'Healthcare Coalition (HCC) C HCC - C is located in the Wichita Falls area and meets the first Thursday of every even month.MeetingallitsprogrammaticresponsibilitiestheCoalitionincludedthe development and collaboration of a core working group of emergency management, localpublichealth,andotherkeypartnerstodiscussanddevelopplanningand exercises for at-risk/vulnerable populations. Informed by the Vulnerable Populations Work Group, Coalitions prior year surge test TTX Improvement Plan, Regional Hazard Vulnerability Assessment and the Training and Exercise Planning Workshop (TEPW) theCoalitiondevelopedastrategyforthisbudgetperiodthatwaseducation, training, and exercise centric. They achieved this objective through several exercises andworkshopsthroughouttheyearwhichincludedconductingaHazard Vulnerability Workshop, Training and Exercise Planning Workshop, Vulnerable Populations Evacuation/Shelter In Place TTX, and the annual Coalition Surge Test TTX and Functional Exercise. The exercises and workshops were supported by the provision of the regions first Regional Response Plan, and several course offerings that included the following: August of 2018 the Combined G-289-G290-G291 Public Information Officer course; December of 2018 the Emotional Trauma Life Support (ETLS) course, G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents course, and the G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff course; and at the end of the budget period in June of 2019 the CDC POD Essentials Course. Healthcare Coalition (HCC) D HCC - D is located in the Abilene area and meets the second Thursday of every month. HCC members collaborate to ensure each partner has what it needs to respond to emergencies and planned events, including medical equipment and supplies, real-time information, communication systems, and educated and trained health care personnel.ThroughouttheJuly1,2018June30,2019programyear,memberscompletedmultiple membershiprequirementstoincludeaHazardVulnerability Assessment,Multi-YearTrainingandExercisePlan,Preparedness Strategy, Supply Chain Integrity Assessment, Response Plan, Vulnerable PopulationsWorkingGroup,CoalitionSurgeTest,Redundant CommunicationsDrillsandBedAvailabilityReporting.TheHCC sponsored regional purchases of Emergency Light Sticks and Emergency ReposeGuides.TheHCCalsosponsoredtheRRSDecontamination Training February 4-8, 2019, across four agencies. Additionally, the HCC servedasakeypartnertoconductthefirstWestCentralTexas EmergencyPreparednessConferenceonFebruary20,2019.The partnerscontinuetodevelopandimplementacost-effective, sustainable and response-oriented Healthcare Coalition activities.23'