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Point of Dispensing

Point of Dispensing (POD) Sites that administer vaccine or dispense antibiotics are likely to be part of the response to infectious disease outbreaks of any magnitude. Incidents that may trigger the need for a POD could include:

Hepatitis A in a food handler that requires Hepatitis Immune Globulin to be administered to thousands of people within a few days
Cases of meningitis in a school where mass dispensing of medication on short notice is needed
An influenza pandemic
A bioterrorist event involving thousands of people or even the entire population

See the CAPHN Regional Public Health Emergency Annex for more specific detail

POD Operational Templates

Attachment 2.1 - POD Organizational Chart
Attachment 2.2 - Staffing Guidelines
Attachment 2.6 - JAS
Chronological Event Log
ICS Form 201 - Incident Briefing
Attachment 5 - Demographics
CAPHN Demographics
Closed POD Ops Plan Instructions 9.09
Closed POD Ops Plan Template 9.09
Licensed Healthcare Facilities
POD Concept of Operations
POD Operational Plan
Attachment 1.1 - Point of Dispensing Activation Checklist
Attachment 7.4 - Response Clinic Delivery Profile
Attachment 7.5 - Response Clinic Site Assessment

The Northwood Point of Dispensing

General Site Information

Coe Brown Academy
907 First NH Turnpike
Northwood, NH 03261

Phone:                        (603) 942-5531

Fax: (603) 942-7537

Town Contact: Robert Young, EMD, 942-8393/cell: 603-231-1279

Facility Contacts: David Smith, Headmaster

SNS Delivery Contact Information

Northwood Police: 942-9101 (24/7)

Authorized to sign:
1. Northwood Police Department; Chief Glen Drolet 603-608-6536, Patty Potter, School Resource Officer
2. Northwood Emergency Management Director; Robert Young, EMD 603-231-1279
3. Coe Brown Academy; Willie Pierce 603-231-1278

Directions to the Northwood POD - Coe Brown Academy

Point of Dispensing Resources

Regional Public Health Emergency Annex - Current Annex

Coe Brown POD - Appendix 4 - Coe Brown Academy POD Plan

Cot Cleaning Protocol - Read

CAPHN Identifying Badging Instructions - Read or Download

Point of Dispensing Forms

POD Staff Script	Facility Registration Form
Event Log	Agency First Responder Distribution
Patient Tracking Form	Employee-Household Information
Supply Request Form	First Responder-Household Member
Regional Distribution Form	Municipality First Responder Registration
Regional Law Enforcement & Fire Department Contact Information

Fundamentals of Influenza Vaccine Administration, Storage, and Handling (*Seasonal and H1N1) - Presentation

Needle Length and Injection Site for Inactivated Influenza Vaccine - See Chart

Virtual POD Materials

Virtual POD was developed to assist in the training of staff and volunteers for Point of Dispensing (POD) operations.

This model uses the standardized dimensions of a high school gymnasium basketball court because these dimensions can be found in communities throughout the United States. Virtual POD is meant to serve only as a sample of a POD for educational purposes. Your community PODs should be setup based upon how the layout of each POD site and other available resources may best be utilized to serve the target population.

Windows Media Player Video *- A Virtual POD Walkthrough