The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth orientation to the Health and Social Services Recovery Support Function (HSS RSF) – one of the six recovery capabilities identified in the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF). This course will describe the HSS RSF’s mission and core activities; the federal role in HSS recovery operations; how local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal resources coordinate and collaborate during recovery efforts; and the process for executing a unified recovery effort.

• Identify each of the nine mission areas and their core functions
• Identify which public sector agencies support the nine core mission areas in a given scenario
• Identify the practices and capabilities associated with implementation of HSS recovery functions
• Outline the process and legal requirements for requesting federal HSS recovery assistance
• Describe the key features of a post-disaster impact assessment
• Determine the priority needs of a community following a disaster
• Outline strategies for coordinating recovery actions across local, state, and federal partners
• Identify best practices for coordination and implementation of the HSS RSF
• Identify the ways in which the HSS RSF interacts with and supports the other five RSFs