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Grundy County Health Department Preparedness
Since September 11, 2001, there have been presidential directives requiring government agencies to implement
an Incident Command system and train staff in All Hazards Preparedness. Emergency Response Planning has grown
from a focus on Bioterrorism to an All Hazards Emergency Plan. Response to pandemic influenza, terrorist agents,
nuclear disasters, as well as weather related incidents are addressed in the plan. All would present emergency
situations that would require a public health response.
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Contact Information:
Dian Brown
Email:
dbrown@grundyhealth.com
Phone: 815-941-3116
Information pertaining to Public Health Emergency Preparedness
1: To be better prepared for Emergency Situations click on the following links:
Red Cross Terrorism Preparedness
Citizen's Emergency Handbook
2: For further information on Bioterrorism visit:
Illinois Department of Public Health's Website on Bioterrorism
Volunteer Information
Our Volunteer Coordinator is focusing on recruiting, training, and maintaining our current Emergency Preparedness
Volunteer Corp, currently at 50 volunteers. Our volunteers are from all walks of life and bring a lot of experience
to the table for us to utilize in our Points of Dispensing Sites (P.O.D.S.). Our goal for the future is to have a volunteer corps of 300+
volunteers.
Volunteer Coordinator:
Kelly Hitt
Email: khitt@grundyhealth.com
Phone:
815-941-6818
In case of an Emergency:
In case of an emergency, we are asking all Grundy County residents to have completed a Medication Screening and Consent form. This form would be used to determine medication type for you and your family.
Please print and keep this form in a secure place. We also encourage all residents to have an Emergency Preparedness Kit in
their homes.
View the
Medication Screening and Consent form here.
In an emergency, you will be directed to bring this form to a Dispensing Site.
Click here for instructions on how to make your Emergency Preparedness Kit.
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