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Health Services
Bucks County Health Department
Main -- Bureau of Personal Health and Public Health Preparedness -- Bureau of Environmental Health
Our Preparedness Team is diligently working with local, state and federal authorities responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic, during this time we ask that emails for this staff be directed to COVID19@buckscounty.org or call the main line 215-345-3318. Thank you for your cooperation.
Public Health Preparedness
Drew D. Dycus, BA, MA, MPH
Public Health Preparedness Program Coordinator
Medical Reserve Corps Co-Coordinator
Fallon P. Maggio, MHA
Public Health Preparedness Planner
Medical Reserve Corps Co-Coordinator
Mackenzie A. Raub, BA, MPH
Public Health Epidemiologist
Public Health Preparedness Planner
Who we are and what we do
The Public Health Preparedness Program is responsible for planning, responding, and aiding in the recovery from major incidents impacting the public’s health. A large part of what we do involves taking a positive and proactive approach to help individuals, families, businesses, and communities prepare. The Public Health Preparedness Program is engaging in collaborative, community focused emergency health planning to address a wide range of public health emergencies, including natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and pandemics. We are creating plans, testing them, and conducting training in order to better protect the residents of Bucks County.
What you can do
Any amount of preparation before an emergency can have a huge impact and save lives. You can prepare in three simple steps:
You can also make a difference by volunteering in your community. There are a number of volunteer emergency response agencies in Bucks County and in Southeastern Pennsylvania, including:
To be informed, you can sign up for ReadyBucks, an emergency alert system that can send you weather alerts, community news, and emergency information right to your phone or computer. Visit https://buckscounty.org/government/EmergencyServices/EmergencyManagement/EmergencyNotification to sign up.
If you would like more information on how you, your family, your business, or your organization can prepare for public health emergencies, please see the resources below.
Join the Bucks County Medical Reserve Corps
Become a member of the Bucks County Medical Reserve Corps, a group of medical and non-medical volunteers committed to improving the public health, emergency response, and resiliency of the community. Find out more here.
Partner with the Bucks County Department of Health: Become a Closed POD
If you are part of a large business, long-term care facility, health care network, or university/college in Bucks County, your organization may be eligible to partner with the Bucks County Department of Health by becoming a Closed POD. A Closed POD, short for point of dispensing, is a private location that, through a partnership with the Bucks County Department of Health, dispenses lifesaving medications to clients, staff, and staff families during a public health emergency. If you would like more information on the Closed POD Program, please email hdbcmrc@buckscounty.org
Everybody Ready 3.0 Handbook
http://www.phila.gov/health/diseasecontrol/Bio_YouPrepare.html.
Organizations and agencies from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties can request more information and Everybody Ready 3.0 Handbook Training by sending an email to everybodyreadytraining@gmail.com.