County Planning Resources
The responsibility for responding to incidents, both natural and manmade, begins at the local level - with individuals and public officials in the county, city, or town
affected by the incident. Local leaders and emergency managers prepare their communities to manage incidents locally.
- National Response Framework, 2008
All PDF documents are less than 500kb and under 50 pages in size unless otherwise stated.
County Public Health & Medical Planners
- County & Regional Preparedness Planner Listing
- 2011 County Health Department Preparedness Expectations
- 2012 County Health Department Preparedness Expectations
- DOH Memo Regarding Local Facility CEMP Reviews
- CHD Contacts for Local Facility CEMP Reviews
- County Planner General FAQs
County Planning Tools
- Children's Preparedness Planning Toolkit
- Local Planning Criteria
- Project Public Health Ready
- Sample Local Hurricane Incident Objectives
- Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors
- Agency for Health Care Administration, Emergency Management Planning Criteria for licensed facilities
- Crisis & Risk Communications Planning Guide
- Local Strategic National Stockpile Technical Assistance Review Tool
- Special Needs Shelter Staff Shortages Contingency Plan
- Local Medical Examiner Fatality Management Plan Template
- Vulnerable Populations Planning Toolkit
- Local Alternate Medical Treatment Site Plan Development Guide
- 2010 CHD Response System Profile Summary
- 2012 CHD Response System Profile Summary
- CHD Hurricane Readiness Summary
- Rural County Planning Resources
- Urban to Rural Evacuation Planning Toolkit
- Resources to Help Rural Communities Prepares for Disasters and Other Hazards (Iowa State University)
- University of Pittsburgh - Center for Rural Health Practice Resources
- State and Local Planners Playbook for Medical Response to a Nuclear Detonation
- Protecting Children in Child Care During Emergencies
- Cross-Border Issue Analysis: Guide to Multi-Jurisdictional Collaborations
- Promoting Information Sharing for Multijurisdictional Public Health Emergency Preparedness
- Federal, State and Local Planning Tools
- Guidance for Integrating Culturally Diverse Communities into Planning for and Responding to Emergencies: A Toolkit