Details
The health and safety of the citizens of Alameda County are our primary concerns. PHEP focuses on preparedness and response activities related to the health impact of any emergency in the county.
Mission
Our mission is to build resilient communities in partnership through education, preparedness, response, and recovery from public health emergencies, including infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and terrorism.
How We Do It
We create guides, plans, and templates. We also collaborate on multiple preparedness and response activities such as presentations, training, drills, and exercises for the public, health care providers and facilities, community-based organizations (CBOs), and local governments to coordinate public health emergency preparedness activities.
The primary sources of funding for these activities are the state agency, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), and the federal agencies the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Our Partners
PHEP works in partnership with other public health departments, local governments, schools, community-based organizations, professional associations, and a range of healthcare providers and facilities, including hospitals, primary care clinics, long term care facilities, and emergency medical service providers.
Alameda County Disaster Preparedness Health Coalition
The Alameda County Disaster Preparedness Health Coalition is a voluntary multidisciplinary, multi-agency body created to coordinate healthcare preparedness for all-hazard emergencies through mitigation, planning, response and recovery. Learn More»
Alameda County Medical Reserve Corps
The Alameda County Public Health Emergency Preparedness program gained approval from the Office of the Surgeon General to host a Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) unit in April 2014. The MRC is made up of local volunteers with a national affiliation whose goal is to help prepare for and respond to Public Health emergencies. The Alameda County Medical Reserve Corps (ALCO MRC) provides community members an opportunity to pre-identify themselves as disaster response volunteers and receive disaster response training before an emergency. Learn More
Clinicians
IMMEDIATELY report the suspicion or occurrence of any disease from a bioterrorist, chemical or radiological agent, any unusual disease OR outbreaks of any disease by calling the Alameda County Health, Public Health Department, in accordance with the California Code of Regulations, Title 17 (Section 2500). Click here for reporting instructions and forms »
Alameda County POD Training Resources