The MSDH Office of Emergency Planning and Response safeguards the health of individuals, ensures the delivery of essential health and medical services,
and prepares health professionals for all types of emergencies and natural disasters.
Personal Preparedness
Preparedness Plans
Facilities Preparedness
Professional Preparedness
Resources
Preparing Mississippi
MSDH's Office of Emergency Planning and Response has worked to significantly improve Mississippi's emergency response capability. In place now are:
- A Biosafety Level 3 laboratory with advanced pathogen detection equipment
- 17 Weapons of Mass Destruction Centers of Excellence in hospitals across the state
- The satellite-based Health Alert Network, connecting 13,000 Mississippi physicians and facilities
- A distribution system for emergency medication from the Strategic National Stockpile
- State and regional bioterrorism response plans and coordinators
- Nurses trained in bioterrorism issues and diseases in locations statewide.
- 24/7 information hotline (1-866-HLTHY4U)
MSDH's Office of Emergency Planning and Response is a National Weather Service Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador, committed to improving the nation's readiness against extreme weather, water and climate events.

Links referenced
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Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) distribution plan
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http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/44,0,122,154,html
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Pandemic Influenza response plan
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http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/44,0,122,154,html
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Emergency Operations Plans
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http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/44,0,122,569,html
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Resources for Health Professionals
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http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/44,0,122,154,html
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Mississippi Responder Management System (MRMS)
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http://signupms.org/
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Tornado Cleanup and Response
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http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emres/tornado.html
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More topics for professionals
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http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/44,0,122,154,html
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Mississippi Health Alert Network (MS-HAN)
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http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/23,0,386,html
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Mississippi emergency agencies
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http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/44,0,122,77,html
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Emergency preparedness information from the CDC
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https://emergency.cdc.gov/
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State Healthcare Coalition contacts
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http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/6993.pdf
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Overview of MSDH Response Efforts
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http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/47,4778,313,pdf/Emergency_Preparedness.pdf
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Health Alert Network
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http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/23,0,386,html
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Strategic National Stockpile
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http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/stockpile/stockpile.htm
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