Preparedness

We partner with local and national environmental 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 the response.

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

COVID-19 Early Care and Education Collaborative

The COVID-19 Early Care and Education (ECE) Collaborative developed educational materials, webinars, and trainings with experts from environmental health, health care, and ECE organizations on priority topics including safe cleaning, disinfection, food handling, and indoor air quality. | ECE Collaborative

Preparedness Committee

Our Preparedness Committee brings together public and private sector environmental health and emergency management experts to develop position and policy statements, guidance and resources, and identify training gaps, best-practices, and funding. | Preparedness Committee

Project Firstline

This collaboration of diverse healthcare and public health partners have come together to provide healthcare facilities foundational knowledge of infection control. | Project Firstline

Resources

  • Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies (discussion of accreditation and capacity building) | PDF
  • Earthquake & Septic System Emergency Resources | Webpage
  • Environmental Health Assessment Form for Disaster Shelters, CDC | Webpage
  • Post-Hurricane Health & Safety Work Partnership | Webpage
  • Mobile Products include FEMA App | Webpage
  • Man-Made Hazard Preparedness | Webpage
  • Preparedness Month: A Tale of Two Health Departments | Webpage
  • Food Safety and Emergency Preparedness | Webpage
  • Flooding Preparedness and Response for Private Water Systems | Webpage
  • Wildfires and Emergency Preparedness | Webpage
  • Preparedness & Response for Septic Systems | Webpage
  • EH Preparedness Webinars | Webpage
  • Webinar on the Comprehensive Disaster Assessment and Readiness Toolkit | YouTube
  • National Preparedness Month | Webpage
  • The 2014 Dallas, Texas, Ebola Incident: Global Implications to All-Hazards Preparedness and Health Care Worker Protection | Webpage
  • Preparedness Go-Bag | Webpage