How can districts identify local emergency management or health agencies?
Local school administrators can contact their local public health agencies to begin a dialogue and to learn what their local public health agency is already doing to address terrorism preparedness. Both state and local public health agencies have been involved, at some level, in community preparedness planning. Remember, local school districts are often different from local or regional public health districts; you might need to contact more than one public health agency. To link to state and local health departments click here [http://www.cdc.gov/other.htm#states]. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) can help you learn about local emergency management agencies [www.fema.gov]. What can local health departments do to help schools? Local health departments can identify schools in their areas, establish a point of contact at each school, and share information through the internet, by fax, or at school-based presentations. The CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) is a nationwide progra
