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Planning
Plans provide
a structure for response.
Region 8 PHEPR has plans for a variety of public health
situations and staff is available to provide information and guidance in plan
development.
Plans developed
and maintained include:
Region 8
Emergency Response Plan
Region 8
Healthcare Systems Plan
Business Continuity Planning
Make plans for
your business before something happens.
http://www.ready.gov/business/
http://flu.gov/
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How to Volunteer
The Medical
Reserve Corp of Eastern Washington registers, trains, and organizes
people interested in offering assistance during a public health emergency or
disaster. No medical background is required, just a willingness to learn and
help.
http://www.community-minded.org/projects/medical_reserve.asp
Training
FEMA: Incident Command System, Emergency Preparedness
Training
http://www.training.fema.gov
American Red
Cross: Disaster response and
first aid training
www.redcross.org
Community
Emergency Response Teams:
Disaster
response and emergency preparedness training
http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/
For additional
training needs and opportunities, contact Angela Seydel at 460-4532, angelas@bfhd.wa.gov.
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Personal Preparedness
Get prepared
now.
Basic
preparedness will see you through all kinds of emergencies.
Department of
Homeland Security Personal Preparedness Site
www.ready.gov
Washington
Department of Health Emergency Response Guide
http://www.doh.wa.gov/phepr/handbook
/hbk_pdf/EmerRes08.pdf
http://www.doh.wa.gov/phepr/handbook/
spanish_pdf/EResGuide07_SPv8.pdf
National Resource Center for Advancing Emergency Preparedness for
Culturally Diverse Communities
Useful
information for cultural and vulnerable populations
http://www.diversitypreparedness.org/
American Red
Cross
http://www.prepare.org/index.htm
Department of
Health and Human Services
Flu
specific all-hazard information and planning materials
http://flu.gov/
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