Emergency Preparedness & Response Division

Emergency Preparedness & Response Division works to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all Georgians. Emergency Preparedness & Response manages both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative agreement and the Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Hospital Preparedness Program Cooperative Agreement. Activities have included support of pandemic influenza planning throughout the state, preparation for distribution of critical medication to counter a disease outbreak or terrorist event, and coordination of public health disaster response for wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and other natural and manmade emergencies.

Emergency Preparedness & Response also focuses on Emergency Medical Services, Trauma Systems, Training and Injury Prevention.

To learn more about Emergency Preparedness & Response visit: http://health.state.ga.us/programs/emerprep/index.asp

To learn more about Emergency Medical Services visit: http://www.ems.ga.gov.

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