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What We Do

At-Risk Populations

Threats

Individuals and Families

Mental Health

Emergency Medication Distribution

Communities and Businesses

Health Care Providers

Emergency Departments


Community Preparedness Program

Communities play a critical role in any public health emergency. The Community Preparedness Program engages with human services and faith-based sectors to help prepare these organizations and their essential daily services to respond to and recover from local emergencies.

Community Preparedness Resources (PDF)

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Community Preparedness Resources (printable brochure) (PDF)

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Community Resilience Planning Committee

One way the Health Department coordinates emergency planning with the community is through the Community Resilience Planning Committee. The committee's mission is to increase the capacity of New York City communities to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from public health emergencies.

The committee is a collaboration of community and faith-based organizations that partners with the Health Department to improve communication, as well as the planning and coordination of shared resources.

Membership

Membership is made up of local organizations, covering diverse sectors of the population based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for community preparedness and recovery. These sectors include organizations that represent:

Businesses

Community Leadership

Cultural/Faith-Based Organizations

Education and Child Care Settings

Emergency Management

Health Care

Housing and Sheltering

Media

Mental/Behavioral Health

Social Services

Senior Services

Organizations on the Committee

American Red Cross

Arvene Church of God

CAMBA

Catholic Charities Community Services, Archdiocese of NY

Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens

East Harlem Community Organizations Active in Disaster

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Good Old Lower East Side

Human Services Council

Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)

Jewish Community Council/South Brooklyn Community Organizations Active in Disaster

Lower East Side Ready

Mayor's Office of Resiliency

New York City Office of Emergency Management/Citizen Corps Council

New York City Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster

New York Disaster Interfaith Services

Project Hospitality

Queens Recovery and Resilience

Staten Island Long Term Recovery Organization

Small Business Services

The Salvation Army of Greater New York

To learn more about the Community Resilience Planning Committee, email communityresilience@health.nyc.gov.