Public Health emergency preparedness

Get a kit, make a plan, be informed, get involved!

The information on this page can help you prepare for public health emergencies such as a natural disaster, a bioterrorism event or an infectious disease, e.g., pandemic flu, avian flu.

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• H1N1 virus update
• Emergency preparedness tools and topics
• Local public health emergency preparedness newsletters
• Pandemic/Avian Flu updates
• Other emergency preparedness/flu links
• Medical Reserve Corps of Hennepin County
• ECHO (Emergency & Community Health Outreach programs and information in six languages)
• codeReady (Minnesota emergency preparedness tools)

Emergency preparedness tools and topics

• Family emergency preparedness
  Tips to prepare your family for an emergency.
• Ready, Set, Go! - Emergency Preparedness for Faith Communities toolkit
• Emergency information card (27KB PDF)
  An easy to use information card that can fit into your wallet, purse, or backpack.
• Health information sheet (25KB, 2-page PDF)
  Create a family emergency plan using this information.
• Are you prepared for an emergency? (87KB PDF)
  Basic steps and checklist to get prepared.

Emergency preparedness and public health newsletter

• Vol. 10: August 2008 (159KB, 2-page PDF)
• Vol. 9: September 2007 (188KB, 2-page PDF)
• Vol. 8: April 2007 (188KB, 2-page PDF)
• Vol. 7: September 2006 (220KB, 2-page PDF)
• Vol. 6: March 2006 (168KB, 2-page PDF)
• Vol. 5: September 2005 (304KB, 2-page PDF)
• Vol. 4: March 2005 (341KB, 2-page PDF)
• Vol. 3: August 2004 (317KB, 2-page PDF)
• Vol. 2: February 2004 (236KB, 2-page PDF)
• Vol. 1: June 2003 (199KB, 2-page PDF)

Pandemic/Avian Flu updates

• MDH (Minnesota Department of Health)
  For updates on Avian flu, Pandemic flu, and season flu.
• Q and A on the Avian Flu
  Some of the most asked questions regarding the spread of Avian flu.

Other links for emergency preparedness information

These links leave the City's Web site and open in new browser windows.

• codeReady
  codeReady is a campaign to help Minnesotans get ready for emergencies. The codeReady Web site includes tools Minnesotans can use to create an individual emergency plan and build a custom kit of emergency supplies; learn more about individual, family and community emergency preparedness; and link to codeReady partners' Web resources.
• PandemicFlu.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• State of Minnesota Bird Flu
• Ready : Department of Homeland Security
• Medical Reserve Corps of Hennepin County
  If you're a healthcare-related professional who lives in Hennepin County, we're looking for you! The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) of Hennepin County is recruiting volunteers to help in case of a public health emergency, whether it's weather-related, pandemic influenza, a disease outbreak/epidemic or terrorist-related activity. To find out more, call the MRC-HC at 612.543.5234 or e-mail to MRC-hennepin@ co.hennepin.mn.us
• ECHO - Emergency and Community Health Outreach
  ECHO TV is a television program that offers monthly health awareness and emergency preparedness educational programs on Twin Cities Public Television Channel 17. ECHO TV programs are in six languages: Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
  • Broadcast schedule for 2008 (English) (36KB PDF)

For more information, contact:

Lisa Brodsky, MPH, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator
PH: 952-563-4962
E-mail: lbrodsky@ci.bloomington.mn.us

or

Bloomington Public Health Division
1900 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN 55431
PH: 952-563-8900 V/TTY
Office hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Interpreters and transportation information are available upon request.

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