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Preparedness
The Geauga County Health District has been involved in emergency and
disaster preparedness planning and education for many years. In 2001
the attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, as well as the
Anthrax attack has caused the whole nation to become more aware of the
possibility of these types of terrorism. In response, the federal
government passed The Public Health and Bioterrorism Preparedness and
Response Act of 2002. The act provides grant money for states to
improve the infrastructure of their local health departments for
bioterrorism response.
In addition the Health District has been working with the County Emergency Management Agency on preparedness for Weapons of Mass Destruction plans and general emergency response to a variety of disasters, both natural and "man-caused". Available here are some of the programs the Health District is directly involved with, as well as information from local, state and government agencies involved in emergency preparedness. How can you help ? Become a disaster volunteer today |