Health District
Public Health Preparedness and Response
The goal is to support and strengthen Nueces County’s ability to prepare, respond and recover from public health emergencies and assist with other natural or manmade disasters.
Our work involves the following:
- Facilitating staff and volunteer training for readiness to respond to emergencies.
- Developing and practicing emergency plans in collaboration with community partners.
- Providing educational information to Nueces County residents on preparing and responding to emergencies.
Public Health Preparedness and Response Programs:
- Strategic National Stockpile
- Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)
Strategic National Stockpile is a federally sponsored repository of life-saving medical countermeasures- pharmaceuticals and medical materiel/supplies, that can be deployed to the population to prevent, mitigate, or treat the adverse health effects of a public health emergency.
The PHEP program’s goal is to coordinate with health department staff and community partners on operational plans and resources towards the timely dispensing/administration of medical countermeasures based on incident needs. Examples of medical countermeasures are vaccines, antiviral drugs, antibiotics, and antitoxins.
To learn more about the Strategic National Stockpile, please visit:
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
The mission of the Medical Reserve Corps is the advance recruitment and training with medical and non-medical volunteers to strengthen public health, community resiliency, and rapid mobilization of volunteers for emergency response.
To become an MRC volunteer, please email mrc@cctexas.com or call (361) 826-7280.
Preparedness Resources
Ready.gov: https://www.ready.gov/
Texas Ready: https://texasready.gov/
Medical Reserve Corps: https://aspr.hhs.gov/MRC/Pages/index.aspx
2-1-1: https://www.211.org/
Contact Us
Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District
PHEP Program
1702 Horne Road,
Corpus Christi, TX 78416
Phone: (361) 826-7250
Fax: (361) 826-1328
After Hours Disease Reporting:
(361) 533-3183
About Us
The mission of the Corpus Christi – Nueces County Public Health District is to prevent disease, disability, & premature death; promote healthy lifestyles; and protect the health & quality of the environment for all residents of Nueces County.
Contact Information
Address: 1702 Horne Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78416
Phone: (361) 826-7200
Email: yourpublichealth@cctexas.com
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