Public Health Emergency Preparedness

What is PHEP?

PHEP stands for Public Health Emergency Preparedness.

Your Sedgwick County Health Department’s PHEP program works to achieve several objectives for the citizens of our county:

All these activities are funded by the PHEP Cooperative Agreement. Preparedness activities funded by this agreement are targeted specifically for the development of flexible, adaptable and emergency-ready local, state, tribal and territorial public health departments.

Prepare Yourself

Take these steps today to ensure the health and safety of you and your loved ones if disaster strikes.

Points of Dispensing

In the event of an incident that would require mass dispensing of emergency antibiotics, these pre-designated sites called Neighborhood Distribution Centers (NDC) would be set up to quickly distribute medications, vaccinations and information.

Urgent Sedgwick County Community Health News

Keep up to date with the latest Sedgwick County news including announcements about public health emergencies or considerations for the county here: