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Benzie-Leelanau
District Health Department
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This site is designed to keep families informed of public health emergency preparation activities in Benzie and Leelanau Counties. Our Goals Are: · assure that there is timely identification and response to public health emergencies · assure that a competent public health, health care, and emergency response workforce exists in our region ·
assure that health department policies are will
support an effective and coordinated response to an emergency. ·
assure that State, Local and community
partnerships are mobilized to promptly identify
problems, to coordinate a response to emergencies and
assure adequate health care for affected individuals. We work closely with the County Emergency Coordinators, the Region 7 Disaster Preparedness Advisory Committee (DPAC), and other Emergency Preparedness committees to ensure a coordinated, effective response to any emergency. |
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The links below will direct you to more detailed information: Family Emergency Preparedness U.S. Department of Homeland Security www.Ready.gov Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) www.fema.gov/areyouready American Red Cross www.redcross.org/pubs/dspubs/genprep.html Terrorist Agents, Diseases, and Threats Centers for Disease Control www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/index.asp Biological Agents www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist.asp Chemical Agents www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/agentlistchem.asp Radiation www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/index.asp |
General Preparedness and Planning Center for Disease Control www.bt.cdc.gov/planning/index.asp Michigan Department of Community Health www.michigan.gov/homeland Smallpox Update In December 2002 Michigan began vaccinating core teams of public health workers and hospital workers against smallpox disease. The goal was to develop smallpox response teams that could quickly initiate smallpox vaccination for the entire population and provide care for smallpox victims. At this time, the Michigan Department of Community Health has indicated that there are enough public health and hospital workers vaccinated to effectively respond to a smallpox outbreak. Due to the potential complications from the smallpox vaccine, the decision was made to halt further vaccination efforts for emergency response workers or the general public. For more information about smallpox disease and smallpox vaccination (go to www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/overview/disease-facts.asp) |
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Contact Information
Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department Emergency Coordinator |
Leelanau County Emergency Coordinator Tom Skowronski Office (231)256-8800 Pager (231) 620-9116 Michigan Department of Community Health Office of Public Health Preparedness www.michigan.gov General Phone (517)335-8150 Emergency Line (actual or threatened biological or chemical event) Business Hours (517)335-8150 After Hours (517)335-9030 |
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