35% of survey respondents have signed up for alerts and warnings of emerging health concerns.
Metric Data
In a representative survey of EIPH community members, respondents were asked questions about their own emergency preparation readiness.
What is EIPH Doing?
EIPH initiates AlertSense communications to licensed food establishments in the event of potential food or water borne disease warnings.
Definition: An AlertSense emergency alert is a warning message sent by local authorities to quickly share important safety information during emergencies like severe weather, fires, or evacuations.
EIPH writes and sends out Health Alert Network (HAN) notifications to healthcare providers for emerging public health concerns.
Definition: A Health Alert Network (HAN) is the CDC’s primary method of sharing information about urgent or emerging public health incidents with public health personnel, including federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local public health networks.
