M14.4: Think About It - Website Exploration

Health and environmental disasters in Santa Clara County includes bioterrorism, disease outbreaks, natural disasters such as earthquakes, wildfires, floods. These disasters can cause public health emergencies such power, water, and other services disruptions. Air quality, food and water supplies, road and healthcare access could be affected during a disaster. Severe winter and summer could also be included in emergency disaster. The county’s emergency preparedness plan includes Public Health officials working with local public officials and inform the public of any potential health risks that might result from a natural or environmental disaster. Community links include news releases, 2-1-1 for fire, AlertSCC, Community Alert Response Team (CERT), Emergency Services at (408) 294-4851, and of course the emergency website https://www.sccgov.org. The website ReadySCC helps residents create a plan for emergencies.

In Santa Clara County, the disaster healthcare volunteer sites are:

·       AlertSCC- Santa Clara County’s Emergency Notification System

·       ReadySCC- Santa Clara County’s Disaster Preparedness Application

·       CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)

·       American Red Cross of Silicon Valley

·       72 Hour

·       Ready (FEMA)

·       Emergency Preparedness & Response (Center for Disease Control)

·       Disability Info- Emergency Preparedness

The county also provides hands-on tools, training materials, preparedness and response resources to assist Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) to prepare their staff, agencies and clients for disease outbreaks and disasters.