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Updated 9/29/2009

"Good to Go" Hurricane Evacuation Kit

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) teamed up with the University of Texas Center for Disabilities Studies and distributed thousands of "Good to Go" Hurricane Evacuation kits.

The “Good to Go” kits contained a booklet and forms for everyone including seniors and individuals with disabilities to use during a hurricane or disaster evacuation, and included an Emergency Medical Information form, a Medications List, and an Emergency Contacts List.

The kits are no longer available, but individuals can print the booklet, forms, and lists by following the links below:

Click here to view the kit's information booklet pages *

Click here to view the kit's Emergency Lists *

For more information on the University of Texas Center for Disabilities Studies' Information Services Office, visit their Web site at http://tcds.edb.utexas.edu/. *

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2010 Strategic Vision

Health and Medical Preparedness in Texas
(.pdf 367 kb)

PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS: Mobilizing State by State

A CDC Report on the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement

CDC's Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER) has released its inaugural report on public health emergency preparedness. The report, Public Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State by State, highlights the progress that has been made in state and local preparedness and response, identifies preparedness challenges facing public health departments, and outlines CDC’s efforts to address those challenges. Designed to increase accountability regarding the country’s investment in preparedness activities, the report presents national data as well as state-specific snapshots for all 50 states and four directly funded localities: Chicago; Los Angeles County; New York City; and Washington, DC.

Executive Summary, Background, Methods(.pdf 6,4232 kb)

Section 1: Public Health Preparedness in the Statets and DC (.pdf 9,157 kb)

Section 2: Snapshots of Public Health Preparedness in States and Directly Funded Localities (a complete listing of states can be found at http://www.bt.cdc.gov/publications/feb08phprep/)

States in US Public Health Region VI:
**Arkansas (.pdf 290 kb)
**Louisiana (.pdf 293 kb)
**New Mexico (.pdf 249 kb)
**Oklahoma (.pdf 270 kb)
**Texas (.pdf 251 kb)

Appendices (.pdf 272 kb)

HUREX09

2009 Hurricane Exercise Calendar