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Appendix A: Department of Homeland Security Component Agency Health Protection Program Descriptions
Appendix A: Department of Homeland Security Component Agency Health Protection Program Descriptions
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Appendix A Department of Homeland Security Component Agency Health Protection Program Descriptions D HS component agencies approach workforce health protection in a variety of ways. In this appendix, the committee provides brief descriptions of the organizational structures for component agency health protection programs.
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The Office of Border Patrol, Office of Field Operations, Office of Air and Marine, and Office of Training and Development each have separate emergency medical services (EMS) and operational medicine programs.
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and the National Firearms & Tactical Training Unit. Within the Office of the CFO, occupational health programs are segregated: the Office of Asset Administration has responsibility for occupational safety and health programs, and the Office of Human Capital has responsibility for ICE's medical programs (e.g., fitness for duty)
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Occupational Health, which focuses on wellness initiatives, vaccination programs, infectious disease prevention, ergonomics, EAP, medical countermeasures, and travel preparedness activities; (2) Disaster Operations, which manages a cadre of safety officers who assess disaster sites for hazards and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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, a subcomponent of TSA, operates its own medical program almost fully independently of TSA. This program includes nurse case management, fitness for duty, and occupational safety and health integrated into a single program overseen by an internal medical director, who also provides medical direction for the FAMS operational medicine program.
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CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES (USCIS) Occupational health services at USCIS fall within the Management Directorate, split between the Emergency Management and Safety Branch (occupational safety and health programs)
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Secret Service health functions. R02547, Figure A-6, fixed image, color
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The Office of Health Services includes the Operational Medicine and Medical Readiness Division, the Health Systems Management Division, and the Quality and Performance Improvement Division. Health promotion and employee and family support services fall under the Office of Work-life.
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