Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Program

APC Mission & Purpose

In September 2004, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), awarded Montgomery County, Public Health Services an Advanced Practice Center grant for public health emergency preparedness. Montgomery County is one of eight Advanced Practice Centers in the United States.

The purpose of Montgomery County's Advanced Practice Center for Public Health Preparedness and Response is:

• To be a resource in emergency response capabilities for local public health agencies, especially those who are also planning on a multi-jurisdictional area;
• To collect appropriate tools that other local public health agencies in the National Capital Region have developed for dissemination; and
• To create and develop toolkits, technologies, and other materials that have been evaluated and tested in Montgomery County, into formats that can be easily replicated and used by other local public health agencies.