Public Health Work Group

The Public Health Work Group coordinates regional planning efforts to ensure that our region is prepared to respond to large-scale public health emergencies. The Public Health Work Group is made up of representatives from Public Health Preparedness & Response programs, Cities Readiness Initiative, Medical Reserve Corps, Health Officers and Medical Examiners from Clackamas, Clark, Columbia, Multnomah and Washington Counties with additional representation from Yamhill County.

Chair: Melissa McKinney, Cities Readiness Initiative

standard operating procedures

MEETINGS

Public Health Work Group meets on the first Thursday of every month.

PAST PROJECTS

Mass Dispensing Drill

Points of Dispensing Signs

Emergency Toilet

Long-Term Healthcare

Cities Readiness Initiative

CDC’s Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) is a federally funded program designed to enhance preparedness in the nation’s largest population centers to effectively respond to large public health emergencies needing life-saving medicines and medical supplies. Public health agencies in the Portland Metro CRI work together to improve planning for medical countermeasure distribution and dispensing for all-hazards events.