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Emergency Preparedness

Education and Preparedness

From California Department of Public Health, Center for Infectious Disease
Antiviral Medication Stockpile Guidance for Local Agencies and Businesses (395k PDF, 7pp.)
Recommendations for Use of Facemasks and Respirators by the Public during an Influenza Pandemic (429k PDF, 7pp.)

Contra Costa Fire Public Education Programs - Get a Free Smoke Detector

Earthquake Test: During and after a quake (NorthWest Cable News)

Family Preparedness Resource Guide (20 pp. PDF, 341k) Office of the Sheriff Contra Costa County)

Celebrating with Preparedness (168k PDF, 2pp.) | Spanish (146k PDF, 2pp.) (Monterey County Health Department)

Childbirth & Infant Feeding Emergency Information (240k PDF, 2pp.) (Solano County Health and Social Services Department)

Preparedness Minute: Preparedness in your Car (102k PDF, 2pp.) (Monterey County Health Department)

Preparing your Pets (121k PDF, 2pp.) (Monterey County Health Department)

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Information for Health Providers

- Avian Flu
- Bioterrorism
- SARS
- West Nile Virus
- Communicable Disease

A public health emergency is an occurrence or imminent threat of an illness, caused either naturally or by human action, that poses a substantial risk of human fatalities or incidents of permanent or long-term disability.



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