Public Health Preparedness

Public Health Event Planning & Response

  • Pre-event planning: educating individuals, families and businesses on how to properly prepare for emergencies

  • Event response: detection and investigation of the emergency and assisting and protecting those affected

  • Post-event recovery: working with community partners to help community recover and return to pre-event status

Communicable Disease Surveillance

Our Public Health Preparedness team works with community and state partners to detect, control, and prevent the spread of communicable health threats to our community.

  • Investigate reported illnesses

  • Monitor and evaluate data

  • Collaborate with partners

  • Educate the public

  • Identify at risk individuals or populations

  • Provide reports for the community