The Bullitt County Health Department’s Preparedness mission is to assure that if a large scale emergency occurs, the health of the community will be addressed. To accomplish this goal all preparedness work functions involve:

• Collaboration with internal and external partners to protect the health of the Bullitt County community in emergencies;
• Establishing baseline response expectations and reporting mechanisms to assure response readiness;
• Measuring and evaluating response and recovery effectiveness;
• Assuring capacity to manage communication before, during, and after a health emergency;
• Planning, implementing, and managing programs that include training and exercises to enhance the efforts of BCHD staff to respond in times of need; and
• Developing and managing systems to support the effective use of BCHD staff and health volunteers during emergency scenarios.