Public Health Preparedness
With emerging health threats from infectious diseases, environmental issues, natural disasters, and biological and radiological terrorism, the need for the public to be prepared for and informed about such issues has never been greater. The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) helps agencies better understand and prepare for any of these situations.
Excellence in public health preparedness results from a continuous cycle of improvement in outreach, planning, capability development, training, exercising and evaluation. A recognized leader all of these areas, ORISE fosters innovative solutions tailored to meet your complex preparedness challenges.
Our public health preparedness capabilities include:
Training Exercises and Drills
ORISE improves an agency’s response to health threats through the design, development, execution and evaluation of training exercises and drills.
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
ORISE offers expertise on internal and external communication tactics used to assist personnel in delivering the right messages quickly and effectively in the event of a crisis.
Community-Based Planning
ORISE empowers community organizations and government agencies by actively involving them in planning and strategy development for public health preparedness and crisis response.