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 outbreak.

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• Bloomington-Edina-Richfield Medical Reserve Corps
• Emergency preparedness tools and topics
• Local public health emergency preparedness newsletters
• Pandemic/Avian Flu updates
• Other emergency preparedness/flu links
• ECHO (Emergency & Community Health Outreach programs and information in six languages)

Bloomington-Edina-Richfield Medical Reserve Corps

If you're a healthcare-related professional who lives in Bloomington, Edina or Richfield, we're looking for you! Our Medical Reserve Corps 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 Jackie Weber at 952-563-8779.

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.

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

• PandemicFlu.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• State of Minnesota Bird Flu
• Ready : Department of Homeland Security
• 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.

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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