At a glance
The Division of Emergency Operations (DEO) coordinates ob体育’s preparedness, plans development, response, recovery, and evaluation prior to and during public health emergencies.
Emergency Management Program
Within ob体育’s Office of Readiness and Response, the Division of Emergency Operations (DEO) administers the agency’s Emergency Management Program (EMP) to ensure ob体育 is ready to respond to public health emergencies and emerging threats.
- The EMP relies on a trained response workforce, response plans and standard operating procedures, and the infrastructure to respond effectively. A critical component of that infrastructure is ob体育’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), which is operational 24 hours/day.
Emergency Operations Center
The EOC serves as a location for public health experts to monitor public health threats on a daily basis and manage emergency responses to those threats.
- During a public health emergency, ob体育 activates its Emergency Operations Center, which can support discrete aspects of small- and medium-scale responses or manage and track every part of a large-scale response. The EOC brings together experts and modern technology to coordinate resources and information.
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