Cook County Department of Public Health

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CPCU Resources

• CCDPH and CPCU Partners
• Mass Dispensing and Working in a Pod
• Strategic National Stockpile
• Individual and Family Preparedness
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Cert
• Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)

CCDPH and CPCU Partners

In addition to hospitals throughout suburban Cook County and local leaders, emergency management agencies, and first responders, below are some of CCDPH’s other partners in public health planning and preparedness.

• American Red Cross
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Cook County Emergency Management Agency
• Cook County Sheriff’s Office
• Cook County Sheriff Emergency Management Agency
• Cook County Highway Department
  Click on Agencies and then Highway Department.
• Cook County Office of the State’s Attorney
  Click on Agencies and then State’s Attorney.
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Illinois Department of Public Health
• Illinois Emergency Management Agency
• Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System
• Illinois Poison Center
• Mutual Aid Box Alarm System

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Mass Dispensing And Working In A Pod

To learn about mass dispensing or working in a Point of Dispensing (POD), visit the University of Albany, School of Public Health, Center for Public Health Preparedness at http://www.ualbanycphp.org/. Both on-line trainings, “Mass Dispensing: A Primer for Community Leaders” and “Working in a POD,” provide useful information.

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Strategic National Stockpile

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) manages the Strategic National Stockpile. CDC’s Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) has large quantities of medicine and medical supplies to protect the American public if there is a public health emergency (terrorist attack, flu outbreak, earthquake) severe enough to cause local supplies to run out. Once Federal and local authorities agree that the SNS is needed, medicines will be delivered to any state in the U.S. within 12 hours. Each state has plans to receive and distribute SNS medicine and medical supplies to local communities as quickly as possible.

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Individual and Family Preparedness

For additional information on individual and family preparedness, please visit the websites listed below.

• American Red Cross
• Ready.gov

Volunteer Opportunities

To find volunteer opportunities near where you live, click on the links below.

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Cert

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.

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Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)

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