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.