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About
us
The West Virginia
Department of Health and Human Resources (WVDHHR) is the state
agency charged with overseeing the health response to disasters
occurring within the borders of West Virginia. Response is
undertaken collaboratively with many partners—Local Health
Departments, Hospitals and other Health Care Facilities, Physicians
and other Health Care Providers, EMS agencies, Emergency Management
agencies, WV Poison Center, etc.
Within
WVDHHR, the WV Bureau for Public Health, Division of Threat Preparedness
facilitates advance planning and preparation for health disasters. The Division
began in 2002 and is supported primarily through federal funding. While the
division works to support and oversee the effort, much of the work itself is
undertaken by hundreds of individuals, organizations, and agencies located
throughout the state.
OUR VISION
A West Virginia response ready for emergencies and threats to our health
OUR MISSION
Through collaborative leadership and coordination, ensure adequate capacity and
effective systems ready to respond to natural and intentional threats to the
public’s health
We
do this by...
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Assuring an integrated and collaborative healthcare system that can
accurately identify and effectively respond to emergent health threats
Strengthening the public health system by working with federal,
state, and local organizations to prepare for response to threats and
emergencies
Supporting coordinated, collaborative community response systems
that are realistic and adequately tested
Establishing a culture for continuing performance measurement and
improvements
Contributing to the development of a highly-qualified workforce
dedicated to protecting the public’s health
Allocating and distributing targeted funding for training and
equipping the healthcare response syste
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For further information, please contact phthreatprep@wvdhhr.org
Materials posted on this
section: Division of Threat Preparedness Strategic Plan 2004-06
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