Public Health Preparedness
What is Preparedness?
Preparedness is being aware of events that are likely to occur and taking action to protect yourself and your family during those events. It is the state of being prepared for an emergency before it happens.
Preparedness isn’t just for individuals. It applies to families, workplaces, schools, governments, and communities.
Now more than ever disasters are more widespread both in geography and in frequency. While some disasters are more likely to occur in our four-county district than others, preparing in advance ensures you will have the right resources and plans in place to protect and even reunite with your family.
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For more information on how you can be prepared please review the links below. It could save your life!
Families
All families should make a plan for emergencies. At a minimum, your plan should address:
- How will I receive emergency alerts and warnings?
- What is my shelter plan?
- What is my evacuation route?
- What is my family/household communication plan?
- What should I include in my emergency kit
Talk with neighbors about how you can work together during an emergency. You will be better prepared to reunite your family and loved ones if you think ahead!
Businesses
Make sure your business is prepared during an emergency or disaster. Need help developing a plan and what to include? At a minimum you should:
- Know what to do if your employees cannot leave the worksite
- Make sure emergency supplies are on-site
- Include food and water supplies for employees unable to leave
- Develop a plan to communicate with employees during working hours and non-working hours regarding business operations status
- Check out Ready.gov for more details and toolkits to ready your business
- Published: October 12, 2021
- Page reviewed/updated: August 16, 2023
