Readiness
Environmental public health is an essential component of disaster readiness. We partner with state, tribal, local, territorial, and national environmental public health organizations to identify needs and develop tools to assist you in preparing for and responding to natural and human-made emergencies, including the awareness, planning, response, and recovery periods of disaster management.
Concurrent Disaster & Recovery Resource Hubs
Concurrent Disaster Resources
This is a collection of resources for environmental public health professionals to use to prepare, mitigate, respond, and recover from disasters that occur at the same time or consecutively.
Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Resources
This is a collection of resources for environmental public health professionals to use to prepare, mitigate, respond, and recover from natural and human-made emergencies and disasters.
Through diverse collaborations and partnerships, we provide education and training and develop tools to support and improve environmental public health emergency preparedness and response throughout communities. Learn more about the exciting projects we are working on:
Environmental Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Framework
We have created a capability framework that outlines and defines the roles and responsibilities of EPH during disasters.
Disaster Readiness Simulator
We are building an online tool to enhance collaboration across the emergency response, environmental public health, and public health systems to better prepare, respond, and recover from concurrent disasters.
Additional Resources
Wildfire Response Guide
Our new Wildfire Response Guide for Environmental Public Health Professionals identifies the relevant environmental public health concerns for each of the key environmental public health areas of responsibility and maps out the corresponding immediate response and recovery objectives. Review and bookmark the guide to be prepared for the next wildfire in your community, even if you’ve never had one. Find template wildfire messages, forms, and guidance documents created and used by jurisdictions. | View the Guide
HiAP Preparedness Guide
The Health In All Policies Preparedness (HiAP) Guide provides a framework to taking a HiAP approach to public health preparedness to improve the depth and effectiveness of collaboration at all stages of response. | Learn More
Concurrent Disasters Needs Assessment Report
This report is a summary of the identified gaps and challenges faced by local environmental and public health agencies when responding to concurrent disasters and suggests resources to address these challenges. | 2022 Report
Tribal Mitigation Planning Handbook
The FEMA Tribal Mitigation Planning Handbook (the Tribal Handbook) is a tool for Tribal governments to use in developing a mitigation plan that meets the requirements of Title 44. It focuses on practical approaches for how Tribes can build mitigation plans that reduce long-term risk from natural hazards. | Tribal Mitigation Planning Handbook
Preparedness Committee
Our Preparedness Committee brings together public and private sector environmental public health and emergency management experts to develop position and policy statements, guidance and resources, and identify training gaps, best practices, and funding. | Preparedness Committee