Health and Safety
The Northern Kentucky Health Department partners with many local agencies to prepare and plan for disasters, including weather-related disasters, infectious disease outbreaks, and other public health threats. We work closely with these agencies on various disaster response activities such as emergency shelter operations and mass vaccination clinics.

Disaster Preparedness

We encourage all families to prepare for any disaster that may impact their family or community by having a PLAN and making a KIT.
Have a PLAN by talking to your family about what to do:
- When a Seek Shelter alert is issued during a Tornado
- When the power has gone out during an Ice Storm
- When Flooding is in your area
- When cell phones aren’t working
Maintain an EMERGENCY SUPPLY KIT:
- Keep up on an emergency supply of bottles of water and Gatorade
- Buy a bit extra of non-perishable foods such as crackers and cereal, soup and canned fruit or vegetables, peanut butter
- Keep extra bandaids, antiseptic, and over-the-counter medicines that your family uses
- Store extra bleach, paper towels, soap, toilet paper, and a flashlight with batteries
Flood
Preparedness


Tornado Preparedness


Winter Storm
Preparedness


Power Outage Preparedness





Medical Reserve Corps
In the event of a widespread disaster, the Health Department will need a large number of volunteers to help support efforts to restore the community. Any individual over 18 years of age, who would like to contribute their skills and talents to the community in a disaster, are urged to become a Northern Kentucky Medical Reserve Corps member. Those with medical backgrounds, as well as any individual who is willing to support their community in a disaster is welcome.
The Northern Kentucky MRC volunteers are used to support a variety of disaster and emergency events. Examples of activities that MRC volunteers could support include the following:
- Community education/outreach
- Community vaccination clinics
- Disease testing and surveillance
- Disaster clean-up/recovery support
- Emergency shelter operations
- First aid and medical support during large public gatherings
- Mass dispensing efforts
More information
For more information, please contact Stella Barber at Stella.Barber@nkyhealth.org.