Emergency Planning

Here are some of the areas that JCHD prepares for emergencies: 

• Early detection of disease
• Educating the public on ways to protect themselves for both individuals and businesses
• Providing medication or vaccination to prevent disease
• Working with health care providers on recommended treatment
• Limiting exposure to infected persons
• Ensuring access to safe water, food, and proper sewage disposal

For more information about how to…

• prepare for an emergency at home
• how to survive before, during, and after a disaster occurs
• have safe food and water during a disaster
• extreme weather preparedness
• build you own emergency kit
• business continuity planning
• how to protect yourself from diseases including H1N1
• or any other emergency preparedness topics… 

Check out some of the links below

Surviving Disasters:  A Citizens Emergency Handbook

Jackson County Emergency Management Agency

Jackson County EMA - EMERGENCY MESSAGING SITE

Illinois Department of Public Health - Emergency Preparedness

Ready.Illinois.gov - Individual and Business Planning

Illinois Department of Public Health - H1N1 & Other Public Health Topics

Illinois Emergency Management Agency

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenza