Stories from the Field: LHD Emergency Response and Recovery Efforts

We invite local health departments to share their summaries of lessons learned during emergency response and recovery efforts to an event such as a natural disaster, fire, terrorist attack, pandemic flu, severe weather, etc.

Name:

Local Health Department (LHD):

City/State:

Contact person at LHD:

(Please include Name, E-mail and Phone)

Describe how your health department supported the response and recovery to a recent emergency event (e.g., severe weather, natural disaster, etc.) Please include any roles you filled:

Describe any challenges faced in response and recovery (e.g., staff capacity, coordination with local, state, community partners):

Describe any lessons learned to improve response and recovery to inform how you respond to the next disaster (No more than 5 sentences):

Did you require federal assistance, and if so, describe positive or negatives outcomes from the interaction:

How did the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant (PHEP) funding and capabilities prepare you for the response:

Yes, you can:

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