Spotlight: Department of Health & Human Services: Preparedness and Emergency Management

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• Preparedness
• Emergency
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• Public Health & Medical Services Support
• Legal Authorities, Policies, Guidance & Committees
• Federal, State, & Local Planning
• Medical Countermeasures
• International Preparedness & Response
• Responders, Clinicians, & Practitioners
• Public Health Emergency Response

Disaster Response

• Daily situation update
• Declared disasters & emergencies
• Disaster assistance
• More disaster response...

Agents, Diseases, & Other Threats

• Natural disasters & severe weather
• Bioterrorism emergencies
• H1N1 Preparedness Tools for Professionals
• Chemical emergencies
• Radiation emergencies
• More agents, diseases, & other threats...

Food Safety

• Food defense & terrorism
• Food protection planning
• Food defense & Emergency Response
• More food safety & inspection...

Air & Water Quality

• Health effects of hazardous air pollutants
• Water security
• More air & water quality...

Traumatic Events & Mental Health

• Coping with Traumatic Events
• Mental health all-hazards disaster planning

Human Services

• Medicare/Medicaid
• Veterans Administration
• Health Care Research and Quality
• Administration for Children & Families
• Office for Civil Rights
• Health and Social Assistance Hotlines

Red Cross

• Safe & Well (locate loved ones)
• Locate your local Red Cross  

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