The Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations (OPEO) is responsible for developing operational plans, analytical products, and training exercises to ensure the preparedness of the Office, the Department, the Federal Government and the public to respond to and recover from domestic and international public health and medical threats and emergencies.
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![Could you be an Ordinary Hero in Extraordinary Times? National Disaster Medical System.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120915162301im_/http://www.phe.gov/about/opeo/PublishingImages/NDMS-Banner-4.jpg) |
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