{"id":35,"date":"2016-11-23T15:39:39","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T15:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/western-tidewater\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:40:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:40:27","slug":"emergency-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/western-tidewater\/emergency-preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-35\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-35-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-35-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-35-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-35-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>What is Emergency Preparedness?<\/h2>\n<p>The mission of VDH\u2019s Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP) is to effectively respond to any emergency impacting public health through preparation, collaboration, education, and rapid intervention. WTHD Emergency Preparedness and Response involves state, regional, and local emergency response partners working together to enhance readiness response for all hazards, including bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks, and other public health emergencies. Some response measures include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hazard mitigation planning<\/li>\n<li>Mass prophylaxis dispensing to limit disease transmission<\/li>\n<li>Serving as the district liaison for all-hazard emergency preparedness activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-35-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-35-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-35\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/01\/WTMRC-JAN-19-IMAGE-1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/01\/WTMRC-JAN-19-IMAGE-1.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/01\/WTMRC-JAN-19-IMAGE-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2024\/01\/WTMRC-JAN-19-IMAGE-1-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" title=\"WTMRC JAN 19 IMAGE 1\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-35-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-35-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-35-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<p>Dylan Evans, BAS, NRP<br \/>\nLocal Health Emergency Coordinator<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dylan.evans@vdh.virginia.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dylan.Evans@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><br \/>\n757.514.4766<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-35-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>More Information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/redcap.vdh.virginia.gov\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=4LYJPFFPJ4LFT3ET\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Tidewater Health District Community Support Request Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/\">Virginia Department of Health, Emergency Preparedness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/\">Virginia Department of Emergency Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/hospital-healthcare-preparedness\/\">Eastern Virginia Healthcare Coalition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vhha-mci.org\/\">Virginia Healthcare Alerting &amp; Status System (VHASS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emergency.cdc.gov\/\">CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.suffolkva.us\/\">Suffolk<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suffolkva.us\/607\/Emergency-Management\">Suffolk Emergency Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2017\/01\/Shelter-in-Place-brochure-082613.pdf\">Shelter in Place brochure 082613<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suffolkva.us\/607\/Emergency-Managementsuffolk-lepc\/\">Suffolk LEPC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us\/\">Isle of Wight<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isleofwight.gov\/departments\/emergency_services\/emergency_management\/index.php\">Isle of Wight Emergency Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southamptoncounty.org\/T0.aspx?PID=2\">Southampton County<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shso.org\/\">Southampton County Sheriff's Office Emergency Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.franklinva.com\/\">Franklin City<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.franklinva.com\/government\/departments\/fire-and-rescue\/\">Franklin Fire and Rescue<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Emergency Preparedness? 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