Project Public Health Ready
![]() Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is a competency-based training and recognition program that assesses preparedness and assists local health departments or groups of local health departments working collaboratively as a region to respond to emergencies. It builds preparedness capacity and capability through a continuous quality improvement model. The PPHR criteria are the only known national standards for public health preparedness and are continuously updated to incorporate the most recent federal initiatives. Each of the three PPHR project goals—all-hazards preparedness planning, workforce capacity development, and demonstration of readiness through exercises or real events—has a comprehensive list of standards that must be met in order to achieve PPHR recognition. Vision: Local health departments will be fully integrated into the response community and prepared to respond to any emergency. Showcases all 156 LHDs in 25 states that have been recognized as meeting all the PPHR requirements. More » The PPHR Criteria are the only known standards for local public health preparedness. They are updated regularly and incorporate guidelines from a variety of federal programs. The criteria focus on three project goals including: all-hazards preparedness planning, workforce capacity development, and quality improvement through exercises and real-events. Click here for the 2010 PPHR Criteria. Click here for more information and older versions of the PPHR Criteria. The Technical Assistance page contains information for states that have already implemented PPHR or are considering implementing PPHR. The page contains information on the State-Supported Model, Regional PPHR, the PPHR Toolkit, the Gap Analysis Tool, PPHR Frequently Asked Questions, and Additional Considerations for sites as they implement PPHR. More »
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