Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Preparedness is the foundation of a strong and resilient community. The Capital Area Public Health Network (CAPHN) works with regional partners to ensure that individuals, organizations, and municipalities are ready to respond to and recover from public health emergencies.
Focus Areas
Public health emergency preparedness work in the Capital Area is driven by collaboration, planning, and coordinated action before, during, and after emergencies. Together, partners focus on:
See the full strategy and objectives in the 2025–2027 Community Health Improvement Plan.
Get Involved
Citizen Corps
The mission of the Citizen Corps is to harness the power of every individual through education, training, and volunteer service to make communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to the threats of terrorism, crime, public health issues, and disasters of all kinds.
It starts with you! The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) are integral parts of the Citizen Corps, the grass-roots movement that actively involves everyone in making our communities and our nation safer, stronger, and better prepared. All over America, communities have organized Citizen Corps Councils to inspire people to take action and get involved.
It starts with you! The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) are integral parts of the Citizen Corps, the grass-roots movement that actively involves everyone in making our communities and our nation safer, stronger, and better prepared. All over America, communities have organized Citizen Corps Councils to inspire people to take action and get involved.
