The Emergency Preparedness (EP) program supports California’s 62 local Environmental Health Jurisdictions (PDF), in collaboration with the California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health (CCDEH) and public health agencies across the state who serve as California's Essential Support Function 8 (ESF 8) (PDF). By fostering collaboration with California Essential Support Function 10 (ESF10) (PDF) and other overlapping emergency support functions, the EP Program works to enhance disaster resiliency for Environmental Health practitioners in California.