I. Introduction -- II. Public Health Emergency Preparedness Assumptions -- III. Public Health Emergency Response Functions and Tasks During the Acute Phase -- IV. Ongoing Public Health Emergency Response Functions and Tasks -- V. Template I. Documentation of Contacts and Actions -- VI. Template 2. Health Department Personnel Emergency Contact Information -- VII. Template 3. State, Local, and Tribal Emergency Contact Information -- VIII. Template 4. Leadership Assignments -- IX. Template 5. Incident-Specific Public Health Preparedness

"This guide is intended to assist state, local, and tribal public health professionals in the initiation of response activities during the first 24 hours of an emergency or disaster. It should be used in conjunction with existing emergency operations plans, procedures, guidelines, resources, assets, and incident management systems. It is not a substitute for public health emergency preparedness and planning activities. The response to any emergency or disaster must be a coordinated community effort." -- p. 1

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