Healthcare Readiness Series 1: Frontline Communications, Public Health Preparations, and Crisis Response
Date: April 29, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Registration Opens: 9:30 a.m. | Program Begins: 10:00 a.m.
Location: NJHA Conference & Event Center | 760 Alexander Road, Princeton, N.J. 08543
Fee: Complimentary for NJHA Members and Non-Members
Registration Deadline: April 21, 2026
About the Healthcare Readiness Series
New Jersey’s Healthcare Coalitions (NJHCC) and NJHA are excited to announce the launch of our Healthcare Readiness Series, a comprehensive series of programming to prepare emergency managers and healthcare partners to plan for, respond to, and recover from complex and large-scale events. The sessions integrate topics such as, but not limited to public health preparedness, cybersecurity preparation, infectious disease response, crowd and environmental hazard awareness, ethical and culturally competent patient care, access and functional needs, safety, and coordination across disciplines.
The Series will include a wide range of critical topics, including:
- Human trafficking
- Safety and multidisciplinary coordination
- Public health preparedness
- Infectious disease response
- Crowd and environmental hazard awareness
- Cybersecurity preparation
- Ethical and culturally competent patient care
Together, these sessions build a comprehensive framework for sustaining healthcare operations before, during, and after major emergencies and mass gatherings ensuring our Healthcare Coalition members feel prepared and supported for this summer’s upcoming events and beyond.
Funded by the New Jersey Department of Health.
About the Frontline Communications, Public Health Preparations, and Crisis Response Event | Session 1
This day of the Healthcare Readiness Series is designed to enhance HCC member preparedness to manage complex situations through a focus on communication, public health/disease awareness, and traveler procedures.
As a core function of the New Jersey Healthcare Coalitions, the Healthcare Readiness Series supports coalition members by translating preparedness priorities into actionable, real world training. Each session reflects the Coalitions’ role in coordinating partners, sharing best practices, and ensuring healthcare organizations are prepared to respond together before, during, and after emergencies.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
- HCC members will receive human trafficking awareness training and public health preparedness.
- Participants will develop practical skills for engaging patients who may not speak English fluently or who use nontraditional communication methods, including ASL, while learning when and how to utilize professional language services and resources.
- The day will also address Hospital-Based Decontamination First Receiver & Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT) Operations.
Together, these topics emphasize early recognition, effective communication, and coordinated response as essential elements of healthcare readiness.
REFRESHMENTS
A networking lunch will be served.
ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATION
We are committed to making our event accessible to all attendees. If you have any specific accessibility needs or require accommodations to fully participate, including dietary restrictions, please contact us at NJHAEducation@NJHA.com.
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UPCOMING SESSIONS COURSES
Sessions 2: Large Scale Events Procedures and Preparedness for Healthcare
Save the Date: May 14 | Registration Opening Soon
Sessions 3: Operations and Resilience in Healthcare Emergencies | June 2
Save the Date: June 2 | Registration Opening Soon
REGISTRATION FOR SESSION 1
Registration is now open for the first of our three in-person conferences: Frontline Communications, Public Health Preparations, and Crisis Response. We hope to see you there!
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