• Michigan First to Develop Emergency Preparedness Curriculum for Schools
The Michigan Department of Community Health, in partnership with the Michigan State Police and Department of Education, has released an Emergency Preparedness Curriculum for students. The curriculum teaches children in grades 1-12 emergency preparedness and safety skills for common hazards and disasters.

• Michigan Continues to Lead The Nation In Public Health Preparedness
MDCH Press Release - September 8, 2011

• Public Health & Medical Preparedness: A Decade of Achievement in Michigan 
September is National Preparedness Month. 2011 marked the 10-year anniversary of the tragic events of September 11 and the subsequent anthrax attacks that rocked the nation and forever changed the face of public health emergency preparedness. Over the last decade many advancements and achievements in emergency preparedness and response have taken place within the state, local health departments and healthcare systems across Michigan. In honor of the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, the Michigan Department of Community Health, Office of Public Health Preparedness developed a commemorative publication to showcase some of these successes.

• September 2, 2011 - September is a Time to Remember and a Time to Prepare; Governor Declares September as Preparedness Month

• Guardian of Public Health
Newsletter of the Office of Public Health Preparedness

• Exercise Tests Mobile Field Hospital
May 2011 - MI-TESA Article

• Long Term Care Disaster Planning Resources

• Potassium Iodide Distribution
Beginning October 1, 2009, the State of Michigan will be making a free supply of potassium iodide, or KI, available to people living or working within 10 miles of a nuclear power plant in Michigan.

• Emergency Email and Wireless Network
Get breaking emergency information via email or your handheld wireless device. This free service provide notification to citizens of local, regional, national, and international emergencies.

• Flu Information
Click here for the most up-to-date information on seasonal, avian, and pandemic influenza. Multi-agency documents from the Michigan Department of Community Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and others are provided.

• Press Releases
State-level press releases from Michigan's Office of the Governor, Department of Community Health, Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Quality, and State Police.

• Television Commercial for the Michigan Prepare Website

• Radio Commercial for the Michigan Prepare Website

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• Current Michigan Alerts
This State of Michigan website gives information on current alerts for weather and road conditions, environmental conditions, and for missing children.

• MDCH-OPHP Upcoming Events 

• Information for the Media

• Active Food Recalls