{"id":220,"date":"2020-06-23T16:18:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T21:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/?page_id=220"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:23:31","slug":"preparedness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"220\" class=\"elementor elementor-220\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ffd1be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ffd1be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2681554\" data-id=\"2681554\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ffc71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6ffc71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marshall County Community Preparedness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-533c9b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"533c9b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab0de08\" data-id=\"ab0de08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e250a42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e250a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the wake of recent hurricanes, tornados, acts of terrorism and the threat of pandemic influenza, the possibility of a public health emergency is real. Taking actions to be prepared for unexpected events helps people deal with disasters much more effectively when they do occur. Being informed about the different types of emergencies that could happen where you live and the appropriate ways to respond to them will impact the decisions you make and the actions you take.<\/p><p><strong>Listed below are links to various disaster and preparedness agencies\u2019 websites, by clicking on the link, you will be re-directed to the selected agency\u2019s website.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Global Agencies<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization \u2013 WHO<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Federal Agencies<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention &#8211; CDC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhs.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Department of Homeland Security Preparation, Security, and Response<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ready.gov :: Prepare. Plan. Stay Informed<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naccho.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Association of County and City Health Officials &#8211; NACCHO<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pandemicflu.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pandemic Flu.gov<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrsa.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Resources and Services Administration &#8211; HRSA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hhs.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Department of Health &amp; Human Services &#8211; HHS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>State Agencies<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kentucky Department for Public Health \u2013 DPH<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/kyem.ky.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kentucky Division of Emergency Management \u2013 KYEM<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/homelandsecurity.ky.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kentucky Office of Homeland Security \u2013 KOHS <\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Emergency Preparedness requires attention to steps that increase preparedness for any type of hazard.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09926fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"09926fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/6D_MmRz8gsU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7590c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e7590c8\" 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tornados, acts of terrorism and the threat of pandemic influenza, the possibility of a public health emergency is real. Taking actions to be prepared for unexpected events helps people deal with disasters much more effectively when they do occur. Being informed about the different types &#8230; <a title=\"Preparedness\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/preparedness\/\" aria-label=\"More on Preparedness\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-220","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5552,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/220\/revisions\/5552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com\/2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}