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The Emergency Preparedness Office (EPO) coordinates overall planning and preparedness efforts for the California Department of Public Health.

EPO plans and executes the following activities to prepare Californians for public health emergencies:

Coordinates planning for the Strategic National Stockpile
Maintains and manages the Medical and Health Coordination Center (MHCC)
Oversees statewide public health disaster planning
Distributes and oversees funds to local health departments for disaster planning
Operates and maintains the California Health Alert Network (CAHAN)
Collaborates with partners to develop the Statewide Medical and Health Exercise

EPO coordinates functions related to Risk Communication and Professional Training; Planning and Response; Policy and Coordination; Program Administration; 24-hour Duty Officer Program; Web and Geographic Information Systems. EPO has developed the disaster planning website, Be Prepared California to assist Californians in understanding and preparing for catastrophic threats to public health

We are currently in the process of converting the documents contained within this site to ADA web accessible formats. If you are having difficulty accessing any of these documents, please contact us at epoinfo@cdph.ca.gov to request this information in an alternate format.

For written correspondence, please use the mailing address below.

California Department of Public Health

Emergency Preparedness Office

PO Box 997377, MS 7002, Sacramento, CA 95899