Office of Emergency Preparedness

The Office of Emergency Preparedness is responsible for the Centre's overall strategic and management planning. It manages emergency preparedness and emergency response plans and keeps them up to date. It develops and runs exercises to train emergency workers so they are ready to put those plans into action. This office is also responsible for developing and delivering training courses that teach health workers how to respond to emergency situations.

• Responding to Stressful Events
• Planning
• Training
  • Laboratory biosafety Online Training Course
  • Tier 1 Lab Bioterrorism Recognition Online Training Course
  • Surge, Sort, Support: Disaster Behavioural Health Online Training
  • Emergency Health Services Basic Online Training Course
  • Emergency Social Services Basic Online Training Course
• Exercises
• Helping Teens Cope
• Helping Children Cope
• Taking Care of Ourselves, Our Families and Our Communities
• Self-Care for Caregivers

Other Links

• Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • Office of Emergency Response Services
  • Office of Public Health Security
  • Office of Laboratory Security
  • Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Resource
  • Office of Management and Administrative Services