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Call(231) 547-6523
if you have questions about Emergency Preparedness in our four-county district.
Emergency Preparedness
The Health Department has received funding from the Michigan Department of Community Health and Centers for Disease Control, to be used to develop a plan that will upgrade our capacity to prepare to respond to bioterrorism, other outbreaks of infectious disease, and other public health threats.Designated staff are working closely in developing a plan that addresses:
- Emergency planning and response
- Communicable disease surveillance
- Emergency Communication
- Risk communication to the public
- Training for public health professionals
For more information, please contact the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator at (231) 547-6523, or send an email below:
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Some Resources Available for Download:
What should you do about your pets? How should you prepare your children? Your house? Yourself? The goverment's emergency preparedness "Ready America" site has downloadable materials and other information available to answer this and other important questions you may have:Ready America
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Information for Public Schools:
School Pandemic Workshop FAQ
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(69kb)Other helpful information:
Download a MDCH brochure about Anthrax (156kb)Download a MDCH brochure about Smallpox
(156kb)Download a MDCH brochure about Plague
(116kb)Download a MDCH brochure about Botulism
(113kb)Download a MDCH fact sheet about Ricin
(12kb)Related Links
Pandemic Flu and You
Preparing for a Public Health Emergency:
What You Need to Know
(349kb)Avian Influenza:
Michigan's Preparation and Response
To report dead waterfowl:
MDCH Online Reporting Form
Related Sites
American Red CrossCenters for Disease Control
Disaster Preparedness to Meet Children's Needs
State of Michigan - Public Health Preparedness
US Dept. of Homeland Security
Michigan Prepares
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