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In keeping with the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH)’s mission to protect and improve the health and environment for all people in Hawaiʻi, the Office of Public Health Preparedness (OPHP) spearheads statewide emergency readiness efforts to safeguard public health during crises.

The OPHP team focuses on:

·       Planning, training, exercising, and responding to natural and man-made disasters

·       Emerging infectious diseases and pandemics

·       Bioterrorism, spills, and other public health threats

·       Distributing emergency supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)

The State of Hawaiʻi DOH Department Operations Center (DOC) serves as the DOH command center for emergency planning and resource coordination. The OPHP collaborates with the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) and local partners to develop response plans and statewide vaccination programs. 

OPHP services are supported by federal funding from the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP); the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program (PHEP); and additional grants. 

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