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Emergency Response Team: Roles and Responsibilities

Tulane Public Health Blog

Communities may not be able to predict disasters, but they can prepare for them. As an integral part of disaster management efforts, emergency response teams work to educate and train community members in preparation for disasters and other emergency events, and to manage the response when they occur.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

Urban health departments play a critical role in responding to major health threats while also managing ongoing functions such as vaccinations and chronic disease prevention. These departments have primary responsibility for protecting local, state, and territorial jurisdictions under our federalist system.