1 October – the Public Health Response
1 October – The Public Health Response JOSEPH P. ISER, MD, DRPH, MSC CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTH DISTRICT OCTOBER 2018 About Nevada and Clark County Demographics County Special Events • 2.2 M: 73% of Nevada’s Population • 2017: 184 Special Events with a daily census ranging from 500 (UNLV event) to • Clark County Includes 6 Cities: Las Vegas, 320,000 (New Year’s Eve). Henderson, North Las Vegas, Mesquite, Boulder City, Laughlin. • 48 M Visitors annually, tourism is base of Las Vegas Economy • 26 Tribes in NV: 2 Tribes in Clark County; Moapa Band of Paiutes and Las Vegas • Population surges on weekends, majority Paiute Tribe of visitors drive into city. • 17 Counties in Nevada: 3 Urban, 14 Rural • Exercise, Exercise, Exercise! Include real and Frontier event planning and community exercises with realistic threat scenarios. • SNHD is 1 of 3 Local Health Authorities and the State of Nevada serving rural • Resort Property Partners areas • Convention Authority Special Event Planning • 18 Large, Acute Care Hospitals in Las • Southern Nevada Healthcare Preparedness Vegas (6 Systems, 3 Trauma Hospitals) Coalition opportunities to participate Nevada • Distance to Reno 440 miles • To Phoenix 300 miles • To LA 270 miles Acronyms • FAC—Family Assistance Center • UMC—University Medical Center • MACC—Multi-Agency Coordinating Center • MSAC—Medical Surge Area Command • MRC—Medical Reserve Corps • LVMPD—Las Vegas Metro Police Department Event: Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on LV Strip • 22,000+ daily event census—only 2000 were local • 17.5 acre open-air site • Combination of celebrity musicians, visitors, local residents, vendors • High attendee ratio of off-duty police, firefighters, doctors, nurses, and veterans.
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