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PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS | HAMILTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

100 South Jackson Street, Room 5, Mc Leansboro, IL 62859

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Mon 7 am - 5 pm Tue 7 am - 5 pm Wed 7 am - 5 pm Thu 7 am - 5 pm
(618) 643-3522

Voice - Hotline | 24/7 Emergency Hotline

(618) 599-9748

Voice - Main | Jeff Jake - Environmental Health Inspector

English

By phone or email

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Hamilton County, Illinois

Description

Develops strategies to protect the public in the event of a public health threat or emergency, including:
- Communicable disease outbreaks, such as an influenza epidemic
- Natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc.)
- Bioterrorism events
- Weapons of mass destruction

Program promotes and sustains a Medical Reserve Corp. (MRC). Also performs and reports activities including Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) capabilities, volunteer management, emergency contact & emergency planning updates, staff alert drills, in addition to exercising capabilities used for SNS drop site, dispensing, and other public health emergency response activities.

Providing organization

HAMILTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Public health department.