Public Health Emergency Preparedness
To report a public health emergency, vist the Minnesota Department of Health Emergency Operations website.
Home Care Guide
The Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support has developed this guide to share information and suggestions about how to prepare and care for yourself and your family before, during and after an emergency. This guide helps explain how to care for a sick person at home and when to call for medical advice or assistance.
Home Care Guide - English (pdf)
Home Care Guide - Somali (pdf)
Home Care Guide - Spanish (pdf)
Flu Information
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone 6 months and older get a flu vaccine as soon as they are available this fall.
Preparing for Pandemic Influenza
How to Prepare for an Emergency
Individual and Family Preparedness
Public health is involved in planning for a wide-range of public health emergencies including seasonal, pandemic and avian flu, bioterrorism and anthrax.
Our Home Care Guide page has information and suggestions about how to prepare and care for yourself and your family before, during and after an incident or emergency; including a Family Emergency Plan aid available in English, Hmong, Somali and Spanish plus the Home Care Guide available in English, Hmong, Somali and Spanish.
ECHO (Emergency Community Health Outreach) - Health and safety information in many languages
Minneapolis Emergency Preparedness
Plan 9 Everybody Ready Family Emergency Planning Booklet (pdf)
Community and Faith-based Organizations
2013 Preparedness Series workshops, April 30, May 21 and June 10;
see the workshops brochure or register to attend
Preparedness Tools:
- Emergency Preparedness Guide for Community Based Organizations (Word)
- Ready Set Go! Community Based Organization Emergency Preparedness Toolkit
- Ready Set Go! Faith Community Emergency Preparedness Toolkit
Business Owners
Ready.gov has information to help businesses prepare for emergencies.
Video Resources
Building Community Resiliency:
COOP & Inclusive Planning for Community Based Organizations - Key Components to Community Resilience
(11:00 minutes) with closed captioning with audio description
Other Resources
For more information on local, state and federal public health preparedness planning use the resources below.
Hennepin County Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Minnesota Department of Health-Office of Emergency Preparedness
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Emergency Preparedness and Response
Emergency Preparedness and Response Widget
Last updated May. 20, 2013