CPRN Resources
To find accurate information, use the following links to governmental and non-governmental agencies, departments and organizations involved in community preparedness.
GOHSEP: Governors Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness
GOHSEP works with local, State, Tribal and Federal authorities; private-sector partners; and private nonprofits (PNPs) so that we prepare for, prevent, respond to, recover from and mitigate against future emergencies and disasters.
Louisiana Department of Health
Bureau of Community Preparedness
Per the State's laws governing emergency response, LDH is the agency primarily responsible for Emergency Support Function (ESF) 8, Public Health & Medical Services, after a disaster. The Bureau of Community Preparedness leads LDH's support in this area. LDH has many state, local and regional partners who assist in providing the public health response to a disaster.
FEMA: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
The mission of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that, as a Nation, we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
The Bureau of Minority Health Access (BMHA)
The Bureau of Minority Health Access (BMHA) is a bureau that is within the Office of Community Partnerships & Health Equity. The BMHA works to minimize health disparities among underserved racial and ethnic populations in the Louisiana through collaboration, partnerships, and education. The Bureau collaborates and partners with a diverse group of organizational stakeholders and people, populations, and communities, dedicated to understanding and decreasing health inequities that specifically challenge minorities and underserved populations in Louisiana.
Office of Minority Health
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was created in 1986 as one of the most significant outcomes of the landmark 1985 Secretary's Task Force Report on Black and Minority Health. The mission of the Office of Minority Health is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities.
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
As the nation's health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish our mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.
HHS: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.
Second Harvest Food Bank
Second Harvest Food Bank is leading the fight against hunger in South Louisiana by providing food access, advocacy, education, and disaster response. Second Harvest provides food and support to 700+ community partners and programs across 23 parishes.
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce, NOAA’s products and services support economic vitality and affect more than one-third of America’s gross domestic product. NOAA’s dedicated scientists use cutting-edge research and high-tech instrumentation to provide citizens, planners, emergency managers and other decision makers with reliable information they need, when they need it.
SCLC: Southern Christian Leadership Conference
In the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, SCLC, is renewing its commitment to bring about the promise of “one nations, under God, indivisible” together with the commitment to activate the “strength to love” within the community of humankind.