Health Department to Conduct Emergency Preparedness Exercise Open to Public

by Steve Yablonski | May 22, 2015 1:29 pm

OSWEGO – The Oswego County Health Department will conduct an emergency preparedness exercise on May 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Oswego County Health Department at 70 Bunner St.

The purpose of the exercise is to practice the county’s ability to dispense lifesaving medication in the event of a public health emergency.

The public is encouraged to participate in this exercise.

They will have a preview as to how the Oswego County Health Department will respond in a real emergency and become a more prepared citizen.

The Health Department at Bunner Street is considered a primary open point of distribution site and in an actual case of emergency would be where residents could receive lifesaving medication.

Pre-registration is preferred prior to the drill but isn’t mandatory.

Those who pre-register will be processed more quickly.

To pre-register visit, www.health.ny.gov/gotoclinic

Select Oswego County then look for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing Exercise.

For more information please call the Oswego County Health Department at 315-349-3547.

This is a required exercise and for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant.

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