Disaster Preparedness

The Sarpy/Cass Department of Health & Wellness has been planning for many types of disaster response, and to integrate Health Department plans with those of other local preparedness and response agencies, including the Cass County Emergency Management Agency, the Sarpy County Emergency Management Agency, the Omaha Metropolitan Medical Response System, the Southeast Nebraska Medical Response System, law enforcement, and local emergency planning committees.

The Health Department wants to give its residents the tools to be prepared in case an emergency strikes. This is accomplished through:

	Providing preparedness information to the public through media, fairs, schools, churches, and businesses.
	Providing presentations on preparedness, disaster recovery, and Pandemic Influenza to public groups and businesses.
	Facilitating Community Preparedness Committees in both Sarpy and Cass counties. Members include elected officials, businesses, utilities, hospitals and long-term care facilities, churches, schools, finance, military, emergency management, county offices, local jurisdictions, emergency medical services, and law enforcement.
	Supplementing supplies maintained by County Emergency Management Agencies to meet the needs of a large scale event.

 

For more information regarding these programs, please contact Nancy Braswell at 339-4334 x 202 or nbraswell@sarpy.com.