The MSDH Division of Strategic 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
Facilities Preparedness
Professional Preparedness
- Mississippi Responder Management System (MRMS) A secure registration system and database for health professional volunteers willing to respond to public health emergencies
- Tornado Cleanup and Response Recommendations for first responders and relief workers after tornadoes
- More topics for professionals
MSDH Preparedness Plans
Resources
Preparing Mississippi
- Overview of MSDH Response Efforts PDF
Past activities and response efforts
MSDH's Division of Strategic 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
- Weapons of Mass Destruction Centers of Excellence in hospitals across the state
- The satellite-based Health Alert Network, connecting thousands of 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.
MSDH's Division of Strategic 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.
