Emergency Preparedness and Response

The Florida Department of Health in Broward County's (DOH-Broward) Office of Public Health Preparedness is responsible for coordinating the preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation to emergencies with potential public health and/or medical consequences.

During an activation of the emergency operations center, DOH-Broward leads Emergency Support Function 8, Health, and Medical (ESF 8) under the Broward County Emergency Management structure. DOH-Broward engages in an ongoing process of planning, training, and preparing with our partners.

DOH-Broward takes an all-hazards approach to planning and was recognized by the National Association of City and County Health Officers in 2010, 2016, and 2023 as a Project Public Health Ready Health Department. Project Public Health Ready works to protect the public's health and increase the public health infrastructure by equipping local health departments with sustainable tools to plan, train, and exercise using a continuous improvement model.

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