Public Health

Purpose
The purpose of the Public Health Emergency Coordinators (PHEC) is to provide leadership and to assure a coordinated approach to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from an all-hazard event or incident with public health, implications in the Twin Cities metropolitan region.

Vision
The vision of PHEC is to sustain our regionally coordinated system for an all-hazard event/incident with public health implications. The components of the system include the following:

• Member agencies and community partners are prepared;
• Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and Local Public Health (LPH) roles and responsibilities are clearly defined;
• Public health staff and volunteers are ready to respond;
• Public health emergency preparedness duties are integrated into member agencies’ core functions and are sustainable; and
• Member agencies demonstrate capability to respond.

PHEC Members

Anoka County Public Health and Environmental Services Department
Emergency Preparedness

Carver County Public Health Department
Emergency Preparedness

Public Health Alliance of Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield
Emergency Preparedness

Dakota County Public Health Department
Emergency Preparedness

Hennepin County Public Health Department
Emergency Preparedness and Response

City of Minneapolis Health Department
Emergency Preparedness and Response