Emergency Preparedness
Public Health Preparedness
Public health systems play an integral role in preparing communities to respond to and recover from threats and emergencies. Being prepared to prevent, respond to, and rapidly recover from public health threats is critical for protecting and securing our residents’ public health. 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.
What can I do to be prepared?
Make sure your family has a plan in case of an emergency. Before an emergency happens, sit down together, and decide how you will get in contact with each other, where you will go and what you will do in an emergency. Prepare an emergency kit for you, your family and your pets before an emergency happens.
Emergency Toolkits:
For more information:
Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Emergency Preparedness Response
CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response
Federal Emergency Management Agency
