Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8 - Public Health and Medical Services
Emergency Support Function (ESF) #8 - Public Health and Medical Services : "?provides the mechanism for coordinated Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local resources in response to a public health and medical disaster, potential or actual incidents requiring a coordinated Federal response, and/or during a developing potential health and medical emergency. Public Health and Medical Services includes behavioral health needs consisting of both mental health and substance abuse considerations for incident victims and response workers and, as appropriate, at-risk population groups defined in the Base Plan as individuals in need of additional medical response assistance, and veterinary and/or animal health issues". (DHS, NRF ESF #8 - Public Health and Medical Services Annex (Comment Draft), September 10, 2007, p.1)
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