Public Health Preparedness
The office of Public Health Preparedness (PHP) is charged with coordinating
the planning activities related to protecting the public health during an emergency.
PHP serves as a portal to information regarding emergency preparedness
for residents, employers, healthcare providers and others.
Residents
If a natural, technological, or manmade disaster occurred would you and your family be
prepared? Do you have fresh water and supplies to live on should you and/or your
family be isolated or have to leave your home? What if you are elderly or disabled?
Find the answers.
Employers
Is my business prepared for a disaster? What do I do with consumers
who are in my business during a disaster? How do I protect my employees?
Making sure your business survives a disaster requires months of planning.
Find the answers.
Healthcare
Providers
Did you know that Boston has a system in place that monitors emergency room
visits and alerts staff and officials if the number of visits increase above
the normal average? Do you know where to go in Boston to get disaster training?
Find the answers.
Specific
Threats
What are they? The three most common categories associated with terrorist threats
are Biological, Chemical
and Radiological. What are
their effects on people and how are they removed from our environment?
Find the answers.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is our water supply safe? Do I have to worry about nuclear power plants?
Should I cancel my travel plans if an emergency occurs? What do I do about my
pets? Find the answers.
About the
PHP
Find out more about the Public Health Preparedness office.
For more info contact:
Public Health Preparedness
(617) 534-2333 (phone)
(617) 534- (fax)
php@bphc.org
1010 Massachusetts Ave - 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02118
