Emergency Preparedness for Every Emergency 

With the input of the S&C Emergency Preparedness Stakeholder Communication Forum, CMS has compiled a list of useful national emergency preparedness resources to assist State Survey Agencies (SAs), their State, Tribal, Regional, local emergency management partners, and health care providers to develop effective and robust emergency plans.

Resources, updates, and links will be regularly posted on this Web site including:

• Public health emergency declarations
• Emergency preparedness tools
• Emergency preparedness training
• Survey & Certification Public Health Emergency Frequently Asked Questions – All Hazards
• SA Emergency Preparedness Promising Practices
• Pandemic Flu information

NEW - 9/12/2008 - Hurricane Ike is declared a public health emergency. Related information is available below.

Click on the links below to access a variety of emergency preparedness resources.

Downloads
Survey and Certification All Hazards Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 300 KB) CMS Response to Midwest Floods (PDF, 209 KB) S&C Emergency Preparedness Glossary (PDF, 381 KB) List of Helpful Emergency Response Related Web sites (PDF, 51 KB)
Related Links Inside CMS
Survey and Certification Memo 08-36 Concerning Hurricane Ike Survey and Certification Memo 08-33 Concerning Hurricane Gustav Survey and Certification Memo 08-27 Concerning the Midwest Floods CMS Emergency Web site CMS Frequently Asked Questions Related to Disasters Survey and Certification Promising Practices
Related Links Outside CMS

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