An emergency is a harmful event that has wide-scale impact on a community. Emergencies can be directly health-related, such as pandemic influenza, SARS and West Nile virus. More commonly, emergencies are related to events that have health consequences. Examples include hazardous substance releases, earthquakes, multiple casuality incidents, severe weather events and technological disruptions.
The following web pages provide links to some of VIHA's resources which are related to Emergency Management:
The best action for the citizens of BC to take at this time is to be prepared for an earthquake or tsunami. Update and refresh your home preparedness kit and family preparedness plan.
General preparedenss information:
http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/index-eng.aspx
Emergency preparedness for people with disabilities:
http://www.bccpd.bc.ca/projects/emergency.htm
Emergency preparedness for kids:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/kids/helping-kids-cope-when-emergencies-happen/
Emergency preparedness for pets:
http://www.citizencanine.org/pet-emergency-preparedness.htm
Emergency Preparedness Flyer (.pdf)
Pandemic Plan Overview - July 2011 (.pdf )