What We Do
Public Health Emergency Preparedness is the 'behind the scenes' work SCHD does to ensure communities are ready in the event of an emergency!
"There's not harm in hoping for the best when prepared for the worst!"
Six Domains of Preparedness
- Community Resilience: Preparing for and recovering from emergencies.
- Incident Management: Coordinating an effective response.
- Information Management: Making sure people have information to take action.
- Countermeasures and Mitigation: Getting medicines and supplies where they are needed.
- Surge Management: Expanding medical services to handle large events.
- Bio-surveillance: Investigating and identifying health threats.
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Take a look at this video from the CDC that offers an overview of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) and its impact since its inception in 2002.