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Public Health: Emergency Management & Response

In preparation for civil defence or other emergencies MidCentral Health’s Public Health Service develops plans and procedures to reduce the impact on public health. These plans are developed for both MidCentral's region (Palmerston North, Manawatu, Horowhenua and Tararua) and the Good Health Wanganui region.

Public Health Emergencies can happen without warning. It is important plans are made to prepare for response and recovery to minimise the risk to health while ensuring the continuation of health services.

Essential services like water and power may also be disrupted which would add to the health risks.

In conjunction with other agencies the public health service has plans prepared to respond to

Communicable disease outbreaks (e.g. pandemic influenza)
Flooding
Earthquakes
Hazardous Substance incidents (e.g. chemical spills)
Tsunami
Other natural disasters

Make your own Emergency Preparations:

Prepare your household for Emergencies. Download these useful documents.

Visit this Civil Defence website: GetThru Website

For advice on Protecting your Health in an Emergency visit:

Ministry of Health - Protecting your Health in an Emergency
Ministry of Health - Pandemic Influenza
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
WHO water sanitation and health in emergencies and disasters

For further information:

On Natural Hazards:

GNS Science
NZ HazardWatch
Horizons Regional Council

On Emergency Management:

The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management
Ministry of Health - Emergency management

Disclaimer:

MidCentral District Health Board is not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Listing shall not be taken as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over availability of the linked pages. Links to external sites will open in a new window.

Contact us and view maps:

MidCentral Health Region Contact Details
Phone (06) 350 9110; Fax (06) 350 9111;
Office hours: 8.00am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday

In Emergencies call (06) 350 9110 and the on-call Health Protection Officer will be paged.

Wanganui Region Public Health Contact Details:
Phone (06) 348 1775; Fax (06) 348 1783;
Office hours: 8.00am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday

In Emergencies call Wanganui Hospital (06) 348 1234 and the on-call Health Protection Officer will be paged.