Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Prepares and responds to emergencies, working with emergency officials and volunteers. Also, works with local, state, and federal agencies on public health emergencies. Emergency preparedness and response include: - Hazard Mitigation: Reduce or cut long-term risk to people and property from natural hazards which involves floods, storms, high winds, wildfires, and earthquakes - Industrial Accidents: Accidents that happen such as pipelines, aviation, nuclear, or hydropower energy hazards - Make a Plan: Online resource information about how to make a plan and prepare for disasters for the public - Natural Disasters: Response to landslides, sinkholes, and earthquakes - Outdoor Warning Sirens: The county activates sirens at the recommendation of the National Weather Service when a tornado warning or strong winds are present - Terrorism: Security threats or actions that threaten public safety and security. Lead by federal, local law enforcement, and security agencies at all levels are responsible for detecting and defending against security threats.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

- Administers and maintains the Minnesota system for Tracking Resources, Alerts, and Communications (MNTrac), a database-driven web application designed to track bed, pharmaceutical, and resource availability from hospitals and provide for allocation of resources to support surge capacity needs - Administers grants funding emergency preparedness, including work plans, technical and administrative guidance, and other federal and state requirements - Assists local public health departments, hospitals, and other partners with their preparedness education and training activities - Coordinates the Department of Health's preparedness activities and assists MDH staff, local public health agencies, hospitals, health care organizations, tribes, and public health officials in planning for, responding to, and recovering from public health emergencies and other community disasters - Coordinates Minnesota Responds Medical Reserve Corps, a partnership of local and regional health volunteer programs that assist health agencies during an emergency - Coordinates response to public health emergencies such as floods, widespread disease outbreaks, bioterrorism events, natural disasters, or other events that have a public health impact. Manages the Department Operations Center and supports the State Emergency Operations Center for health effects. - Leads the planning for and coordination of Minnesota's Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) which allows for the rapid distribution of vaccines and other health care supplies during a public health emergency; manages a state stockpile of resources ?- Operates Health Alert Network, which alerts local public health agencies, clinicians, hospitals, and other partners in Minnesota's health care system to events that may threaten the health of Minnesotans

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Emergency management services through Ramsey County include: - Assistance with the municipal emergency services departments on civil defense matters during natural disasters such as floods, tornadoes, etc. - Assistance with various county departments during disasters - Furnishes general civil defense information to individuals - Gives in-service tornado workshops to nursing homes and schools in Ramsey County

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Services include: - Communicable disease education, monitoring, and surveillance - Communicable Disease Investigation - Investigates outbreaks of communicable diseases in Rice County in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Health - Covid-19 vaccines - Emergency Preparedness includes coordination, planning, and communicating with partner agencies, organizations, and local community members - HPV vaccine - International Travelers' Health Immunization Information - Naloxone overdose prevention kits (visit website for additional information) - Sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhea (provide free condoms) - Tuberculosis testing and treatment - Vaccination (see Immunizations Program) - Vector-borne disease information and prevention (Zika virus)

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, disaster prevention planning, public education, and training. Volunteer opportunities are available to help respond to disasters, provide public education, and offer recovery services.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.