Emergency Preparedness
Public Health Preparedness
This program involves community preparedness planning and exercises to respond to natural disasters, pandemic influenza, mass clinic operations, natural disaster events, and other public health threats.
Health Department’s Role
Public Health staff work in conjunction with our community partners to develop emergency plans, communication plans and conduct ongoing training to respond to events that have the potential to affect the health of the community. Disasters can happen at any time and our department works to ensure a coordinated and effective response. Our goal is to make our community safer, healthier, and more resilient.
The COVID-19 Pandemic is a recent and significant example of a public health emergency that the Iowa County Health Department, Iowa County Emergency Management and dozens of partners responded to. Feel free to check out this video assembled capturing highlights of the response.
Be Informed:
Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Emergency Preparedness Response
CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response
Federal Emergency Management Agency
What can I do to be prepared? Build A Kit!
Find out what you need in your emergency kit, click here.
Volunteer
Are you interested in helping during a public health emergency or disaster?
Click the link to learn more about how to register as a volunteer on the
Wisconsin Emergency Assistance Volunteer Registry
Emergency Toolkits:
Recovering from Disaster
The emotional toll that disaster brings can sometimes be even more devastating than the financial strains of damage and loss of home, business or personal property.
Your first concern after a disaster is your family's health and safety.
Additional information:
Call 2-1-1 Disasters and Emergencies
Returning Home after a Flood
Food Safety