DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES | VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
280 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671
Fees
Free
Service area
Vermont state
Provides a wide range of disaster/emergency preparedness tools and information for individuals and families, including: information on biological, chemical, radiological, and weather-related threats; emergency response plans; and how to become a volunteer emergency responder. Also provides information about the measures individuals can take before, during, and after a localized flooding incident and/or wide scale flooding event.
Last Assured
11/12/2025
What's Here
Providing organization
VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Vermont Department of Health (VDH) is the state government agency that focuses on issues related to the promotion and protection of the health and wellbeing of all Vermonters. The department includes the Board of Medical Practice, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and 12 local health offices. VDH focuses on prevention and promotion of healthy behaviors such as eating a healthy diet, having regular physical activity, and not smoking or abusing alcohol or other drugs. The department works to improve access to health services such as immunizations, mammograms, HIV/AIDS testing and care, and prenatal care, investigates disease outbreaks, and takes action to control the spread of illness. VDH licenses physicians and hospitals, emergency medical personnel and services, inspects food and lodging establishments, and enforces health regulations, as well as prepares for and responds to public health threats and emergencies.