Welcome to the March CT HCC Newsletter, a one-stop shop for activities of the Connecticut Health Care Coalition (CT HCC) and its partners.
What is in this volume:
2026 Connecticut Health Care Coalition Conference
Sign Up for Meet and Greets
Bylaws Updates
Upcoming Regional BIO 100/200 Exercises
Aspetuck Valley Health District Trainings Offered
Featured CISA Resources
Additional trainings can be found on the Training and Exercise page of this website:
2026 CTHCC Annual Conference
Registration is Open!
The Connecticut Health Care Coalition (CT HCC) Conference will take place on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 from 8 AM - 5 PM at the Courtyard Hartford Marriott in Cromwell, CT.
This conference is intended for healthcare providers, public health professionals, first responders, emergency management professionals, and all other stakeholders in healthcare emergency management.
We are excited to announce that the following speakers will be presenting at this year's conference:
- Dr. Lauren Herlihy, PhD, Director of Autism Psychology & Licensed Psychologist, Hospital for Special Care
- Scott Wright, Sr. Telecommunications Engineer II, Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of Statewide Emergency Telecommunications
- Vincent Covello, PhD, MA, Founder & Director, Center for Risk Communication and Co-Founder, Pathway to Risk
- Richard Lippert, MBA, CSP, MEPP, NRP, CHEP, Regional Manager, Healthcare Emergency Management, Public Health Management Corporation
- John Montes & Allyson Stanczyk, American Red Cross, Northern New England Region
For more information on event speakers, session titles, and to register, please visit the 2026 CT HCC Conference page.
Sign Up for Meet and Greets
The coalition is looking to conduct meet-and-greets with members, partners, and guests. Are you interested in showing off your facility and capabilities? Do you want to meet one-on-one with coalition coordinators to see what the coalition can do for your organization? Contact us to discuss which dates and times work best for you! A meet-and-greet meeting typically takes between 90 minutes and two hours, and can include any relevant staff or tours that you would like included.
Bylaws Updates
On February 4, 2026, the CT HCC voting membership voted to approve the updated CT HCC Bylaws with 23 "yes" votes, 1 "no" vote, and no abstentions. A full record of changes to the bylaws can be found on pages two through five in the CT HCC Bylaws.
In our most recent Bimonthly Meeting on February 18, 2026, Kim Cerullo reviewed updates to the voting structure and membership and also provided some housekeeping requests. These slides have been included below for reference. The tables featured in these slides can be found in the CT HCC Bylaws. You can also visit the CT HCC Voting Members page for a full list of voting member organizations and Executive Committee members.
Upcoming Regional BIO 100/200 Exercises
Please see below for upcoming regional BIO 100 and 200 exercises. If your region is planning an exercise and it is not featured below, please send details to coordinator@cthcc.org and we will will add your training to the next newsletter and the CT HCC Training and Exercise page.
Region 1 BIO 100 Tabletop Exercise - "Crisis at Center Stage"
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Black Rock Congregational Church, 3685 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06824
View Flyer | Register
Region 2 BIO 100 Tabletop Exercise
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: 143 Hope Hill Road, Wallingford, CT 06492
View Flyer | Register
Region 1 BIO 200 Functional Exercise - POD Setup and Operations Simulation
Save the Date: Friday, April 17, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Bedford Middle School, 88 North Ave, Westport, CT 06880
View Flyer | Register
Aspetuck Valley Health District Trainings Offered
Apsetuck Valley Health District would like to announce that the following trainings are available, for free, for any group who would like it. Most trainings can be made available online or in-person. Some (such as Stop the Bleed), are better as in-person offerings. For more information about any of these trainings, please contact Mike Vincelli.
- Active Shooter Situational Awareness
This is not a tactical training but a situational awareness training preparing you on how to react and respond during an active shooter, edge weapons, or vehicle ramming incident. - Personal Preparedness
What to have on hand to be prepared at home, work, and in your vehicle for all hazards, weather, power outages, terrorism, and accidents. - Stop the Bleed
A program designed by the Department Of Defense on how to control traumatic bleeding in a hands on training. - Point Of Distribution (POD) Training
Assisting in giving prophylaxis to patients in a mass setting. - Domestic and Foreign Terrorism
A history of terrorism, todays primary threats, and what groups are being presently watched. - Visiting Clients Homes Safety Situational Awareness
This training is for visiting nurses, CNAs, and others who make home visits. - Incident Management System
This is a basic review of what and how Incident Management operates. - National Incident Management System (NIMS)
A review of NIMS and why it is important to understand how it works with Incident Management.
Featured CISA Resources
During last month's regional ESF-8 meetings, Dennis Mott from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) highlighted several useful resources. Please see below for links to these featured CISA resources:
De-Escalation Series for Critical Infrastructure Owners and Operators
A series with four products to assist Critical Infrastructure Owners and Operators to recognize, assess, de-escalate, and report.
Violence Prevention through De-Escalation Video
A video to help the critical infrastructure community and public gathering locations identify concerning behaviors and mitigate the risk from incidents of targeted violence
CISA The Power of “Hello" Learning Resources
A page with printable learning resources that highlight the OHNO approach to help employees evaluate suspicious behaviors, empower them to mitigate potential risk, and obtain help when necessary.
Active Shooter Preparedness Training and Resources
This page provides links to a training and other resources focused on helping a broad range of stakeholders to prepare for and respond to an active shooter incident.
DHS Violence Prevention Resource Guide:
This guide provides an overview of available U.S. Department of Homeland Security resources that can support terrorism and targeted violence prevention efforts within communities, including grant and funding opportunities, trainings, and other resources.