# Presentation: 815660

## DASHO Operations Office(M/MED/DASHO/U.S. Department of State)

**July 2008**

## MED Organizational Chart        

## Who is DASHO?

- D --- Designated
- A --- Agency
- S --- Safety and
- H --- Health
- O --- Official

## Who is DASHO?  (continued)

**   ****DASHO** 		Thomas W. Yun, MD, Medical Director,     	 	    	Department of State
-    **Operations Office****	**John J. Keyes, III MD, Director
-   		                          Tel.: 202-663-1682
- 				_[KeyesJJ@state.gov](mailto:KeyesJJ@state.gov)_
-    **Industrial Hygienist** 	Joseph J. Beres
- 				Tel.: 202-663-1355
- 				_Beresjj2@state.gov_

## Emergency Medical Response (EMR)
Alex McFadden MD, Chief 	          	               
202-663-2517
McFaddenAG@state.gov

“Mani” Srinivasan, MD, DS Liaison Officer
202-663-1366
SrinivasanSX@state.gov

Occupational Health (OH)
Jean Rinaldo MD, Chief	
202-663-2517
RinaldoJE@state.gov 

Susan Logsdon, RN
Workers Comp Case Manager
202-663-2492
LogsdonSL@state.gov

- Alex McFadden MD, Chief
- _202-663-2517_
- _McFaddenAG@state.gov_
- “Mani” Srinivasan, MD, DS Liaison Officer
- _202-663-1366_
- _[SrinivasanSX@state.gov](mailto:SrinivasanSX@state.gov)_
**Occupational Health (OH)**
- Jean Rinaldo MD, Chief
- _202-663-2517_
- _RinaldoJE@state.gov _
- Susan Logsdon, RN
- Workers Comp Case Manager
- 202-663-2492
- _LogsdonSL@state.gov_

**OH/Domestic Programs**
- Cheryl Alston, MD, Chief
- _202-663—3662_
- _[ALstonCL@state.gov](mailto:ALstonCL@state.gov)_
**OH/Health Units**
- Andrea Anderson RN, Supervisor
- 202-663-1114
- _[AndersonAB2@state.gov](mailto:AndersonAB2@state.gov)_
**OH/Health Promotion**
- Anne Saloom FSHP, Wellness Program
- 202-663-1744
- _[SaloomAM@state.gov](mailto:SaloomAM@state.gov)_

**Who is DASHO?**** ****(continued)**

## How to Contact DASHO                       

- Main Phone Number:	202-663-3666
- FAX Number:  	          	202-663-3673
- DOS Intranet:	 http://medical.state.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=public.display&id=e6ad93a5-958c-4554-9d51-d28e5013612e
- Address:			Department of State
- 					M/MED/DASHO
- 				SA-1, H230
- 				2401 E. Street N.W.
- 				Washington, D.C  20522-0101

## What Does DASHO Do?

- Monitors events relating to DOS safety and health
- Works closely with SHEM, DESD, and OES/IHA on the  DOS safety, health, environmental effort
- Manages occupational health and emergency medical programs
- Develops disaster preparedness plans and countermeasures on chemical, biological, & radiological WMDs
- Publishes annual DOL report to OSHA
- Leads task forces and workgroups and serves as interagency health and safety coordinator with, e.g., OSHA, EPA, HHS, CDC, DHS, DOD
- Provides advice on issues *such as...*

## such as Diseases				      

- Anthrax – lead task force
- SARS – lead task force
- Avian Influenza
- Lead working group
- Arrange funding – Tamiflu/Rolenza/PPE
- Coordinate total effort

##  such as Threatening Events		 	 					

- Suspicious powders/substances
- Mail threats
- Bomb threats
- Chemical incidents
- Radiological incidents**	****	****	**

## such as Environmental Incidents 	       

- Wildfires
- Water contamination
- Tsunamis
- Air pollution

## Support Programs

- Crisis training
- Emergency medical response
- Worker’s compensation claims – Partners with Human Resources

## Safety, Health and Return-to- Employment (SHARE) Initiative

_**4 Goals**_
- Reduce the number of injuries and illnesses
- Reduce the number of lost time rates of injuries and illnesses
- Improve the timeliness of filing claims
- Reduce the lost production days due to injuries and illnesses.

## Websites   

- DASHO Information- http://medical.state.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=public.display&id=e6ad93a5-958c-4554-9d51-d28e5013612e
- _[www.travax.com](http://www.travax.com/)_: *username*: statedept;  *password*: 4re$ted
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) -_[http://www.cdc.gov/](../)_
- World Health Organization - _[http://www.who.int/en/](../)_
- SHEM - _[http://obo.state.gov/opssaf-shem/index.html](http://obo.state.gov/opssaf-shem/index.html)_
- DESD – http://aoprfms.a.state.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=public.display&id=15616D52-71F2-43D8-8B62-6C324667BEA1
- OEM - _http://eprepare.a.state.gov/_