Purpose: The PHEP CAT toolkit aims to allow local health departments with the means to quickly assess their needs and readily access vetted public health preparedness and response practices, trainings and other resources. Toolkit description: The Public Health Emergency Capabilities Assessment Tool (PHEP CAT) provides local health departments with means to quickly assess their preparedness capabilities and identify needed resources. Currently (as of July 2016), the PHEP CAT addresses 5 of the 15 CDC capabilities. - Community Preparedness (Capability #1) - Information Sharing (Capability #6) - Medical Countermeasure Dispensing (Capability #8) - Medical Materiel Management & Distribution (Capability #9) - Public Health Surveillance & Epidemiological Investigation (Capability #13) Who should use it?: This tool is intended to be used by local health departments. Benefits: By supporting the identification of practices, resources, and trainings relevant to specific needs, as well as the ability to be used repeatedly, PHEP CAT allows local health departments to assess different needs to enhance their public health preparedness and response practices.