News & Updates
New Mexico’s SNS program is administered by the Bureau of Health Emergency Management. For more information, contact the State SNS Coordinator at (505) 476-8231 or send an e-mail.
New Mexico State SNS News & Updates
- SNS Sub-Committee will be meeting on January 25th, 2012.
- SNS Sub-Committee met on November 30th, 2011 focus was on mission critical personnel for prophylaxis.
- October 28th, 2011: posted new CDC DSNS Guidance documents
- July 2011: Revised State SNS Plan released (See State SNS Plan)
- June 17, 2011: NMMRCserves Volunteer Summit SNS Overview Presentation.
- May 19, 2011: State conducted a statewide SNS Exercise focused on coordination between the Public Health Regional ROCs, the DOH DOC and the State RSS Site. The RSS Site was set up and running operations in coordination with all partner Organizations.
- April 27th, 2011: first ever meeting of the new SNS Sub-Committee.
- March18, 2011: The new POD Site Plan Template Version 2.0 and the POD Security Plan Template Version 1.0 have been posted to the SNS Website under the Countermeasure/POD tab in the Administrative toolbox.
- March 7, 2011: A State SNS Newsletter is being developed, the first issue is due for release April 1st, 2011
- March 7, 2011: Revised State SNS Plan posted to SNS Website.
- March 7, 2011: March 5th, 2011 NMserves and SNS Trained New Mexico State Guard Personnel from the Roswell and Carlsbad Detachments in RSS functions and an overview of activities that would happen at the RSS Site.
- February 15, 2011: DRAFT CHEMPACK Appendix out. CHEMPACK Appendix 20110128
- February 12, 2011: RSS Training conducted to State Guard Members
- February 2, 2011: *NEW* Draft Material Handling Equipment (MHE) Guidelines Posted to SNS Website under State SNS Plan Page. *MHE Guidelines*
- January 28, 2011: New SNS Site Material Handling Equipment (MHE) Guidelines coming soon.
- January 28, 2011: PIC Training January 31, 2011 SNS Overview PPT
- October 29, 2010: Local TAR User Guide posted to SNS Website, see Technical Assistance Review (TAR) Tools TAB.
- October 27, 2010: The revised Draft State SNS Plan is still undergoing internal review, we expect to have out shortly.
- October 21, 2010: A DRAFT revised State SNS Plan is completed; will be sending out and posting for review shortly; Here comes Version 5.0, The complete rewrite.
- October 21, 2010: Public Health Emergency Preparedness Response Advisory Committee (PHEPRAC) meeting October 22, 2010 SNS Overview and Update PPT.
- September 11, 2010: NMserves and SNS training volunteers to work as a RSS Warehouse Team.
- July 19, 2010: Add NM State Assignee Claudia Miron.
- June 8, 2010: Newly revised State SNS Countermeasure and Distribution Plan posted
- June 1, 2010: New Medical Countermeasure Operations Guide, Annex 10 of the State SNS Plan "See Countermeasure/POD".
- June 2, 2010: The Annex 1 of the State SNS Plan has been revised and posted "See State SNS Plan"
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) News & Updates
Click here to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Website on the Strategic National Stockpile.
Other SNS News & Updates
- The State SNS Program will be going through their Annual Technical Assistance Review (TAR) June 2011.
There is additional information for cities, counties and states on implementing an SNS plan available at the National Association of County and City Health Officials.