Public Health Emergency Preparedness 

Tuscarawas County Health Department receives grant money from the Ohio Department of Health to aid in County emergency preparedness. Funding goes towards the following initiatives:
  • Community Preparedness;
  • Community Recovery;
  • Emergency Operations Coordination;
  • Emergency Public Information and Warning;
  • Fatality Management;
  • Information Sharing;
  • Mass Care;
  • Medical Countermeasure Dispensing;
  • Medical Materiel Management;
  • Medical Surge;
  • Nonpharmaceutical Interventions;
  • Public Health Surveillance;
  • Responder Safety and Health; and
  • Volunteer Management.

TCHD co-chairs the Tuscarawas County Community Organizations Assisting in Disasters (COAD) with the Tuscarawas County Emergency Management Agency.   This group works to ensure all residents and visitors in Tuscarawas County are prepared for public health emergencies and/or natural disasters. Meetings are held quarterly. If you are interested in attending these meetings please contact Natasha Yonley at 330-343-5555 x 171 or nyonley@tchdnow.org
Plans & Resources
2017 Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis
Public Health Emergency Preparedness Links