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Office of Preparedness and Emergency Management (OPEM)

OPEM provides planning and preparedness resources for disasters, outbreaks, and other large-scale public health emergencies as well as volunteer opportunities.

Stay Aware. Be Prepared.

You and your family can be ready for emergencies. We can help you stay aware, plan ahead, and be prepared.

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Contact Us

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Online

Main office dph.emergencypreparedness@state.ma.us
MDPH WebEOC Login
Health and Homeland Alert Network (HHAN) Login
MA Responds Login
Emergency Preparedness Data Report Builder

Address

250 Washington St. Boston, MA 02108
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Who we serve

We collaborate with public health and healthcare partners to ensure that they have the knowledge, plans, and tools to prepare for, respond to, and recover from threats to public health. We also provide information and resources to help the people of Massachusetts feel safe and prepared for all types of emergencies or disasters.

Our preparedness program is funded largely by a Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) grant from the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. Funds from these 2 grants are applied to a wide variety of essential functions, including but not limited to:

  • Local health departments and hospitals disaster planning efforts
  • A 24/7 duty officer program for responding to public health emergencies
  • A 24/7 Health and Homeland Alert Network
  • The Strategic National Stockpile program
  • Public health laboratory testing
  • Surveillance and epidemiological investigation
  • Building and supporting a cadre of public health emergency volunteers

What would you like to do?

Stay aware. Be prepared.  System logins for partners  Report a public health emergency  Register here to volunteer with DPH 

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Individual & family preparedness information

Emergencies can happen at any time. Find out what you can do to prepare yourself and your family for an emergency using these resources.

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