Capital Area Public Health Network

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CAPHN GEARING UP FOR CHANGE

On July 1, 2013, the Capital Area Public Health Network will welcome
the communities of Andover and Salisbury

With the start of the new state fiscal year, CAPHN and the Capital Region Community Prevention Coalition become strategic partners that will address a broad range of public health and substance misuse prevention and related health promotion activities within the Capital region.

CAPHN Network effective July 1, 2013

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Hurricane Preparedness Week - Kicks Off May 26

An opportunity for us to join together in a collective outreach and empower our friends and neighbors to take the time now to increase our level of readiness to confront all emergencies as hurricane season approaches.

Take the Pledge to Prepare

By taking the Pledge you commit to the following steps towards making our families more prepared for the impact of all hazards, not just hurricanes and tropical storms.

      ·    Know Your Risk: Be Informed; Hurricane hazards come in many forms: storm surge, high winds, tornadoes, and flooding.
      ·    Make A Plan: develop a family emergency plan that includes how to communicate if power or telecommunications are disrupted.
      ·    Build a Kit: create or update your family’s emergency supply kit, remember to save important papers electronically in a safe place, and,
      ·   Get Involved: volunteer in your community for MRC (Medical Reserve Corps) by visiting our Capital Region website.

Pledge to Prepare

Free Storm Preparedness Tools

BASIC DISASTER SUPPLIES KIT - Read or Print

KIT STORAGE LOCATIONS - Learn more

FOOD CHOICES - Learn more

WATER - ESSENTIAL to SURVIVAL - Learn more

MANAGING WATER - Learn more

With so much attention recently on Tornadoes and Tornado destruction, CAPHN recommends that residents and homeowners review this valuable Tornado preparation resource - Prepare Now

CAPHN HEALTH WATCH - Avian Influenza A (H7N9) Virus

SMALL STEPS TOWARD BEING PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY

Sheltering

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Rockingham County is the healthiest county in New Hampshire

Read the NH DHHS News Release
Review the County Rankings here

Items of Regional or State Interest
Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults - This is a great resource for the elderly and caretakers - Read or Download
CAPHN 2012 School Vaccination Final Report - Read or Download

CAPHN's
Public Health Issue Posters

Click on any of the posters below, save the poster to your computer, print and post in your school, business, organization or home.

The Active Lifestyle

Clean Air

Alcohol & Drug Abuse

Helmets & Seatbelts

Public Health in our Life

WHO WE ARE

About CAPHN

The Capital Area Public Health Network (CAPHN) is a community health and safety collaborative established in 2004 to identify and solve community health problems and improve local public health emergency preparedness. The CAPHN is based at 24 Horseshoe Pond Lane in Concord and is comprised of coalition community members, as well as organizations, involved in providing for the public's health and safety - the Regional Coordination Council.

The Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc. provides coordination, operational support and acts as fiscal agent for the Capital Area Public Health Network.

In September 2012, our MRC supported the Greater Exeter Public Health Network with their Hepatitis C Point of Dispensing Clinic in Stratham, NH.
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About Network Efforts

Since our inception, the community representatives who comprise the CAPHN network have identified actions, procedures and initiatives that will be undertaken to advise community residents about an impending emergency or pandemic. Your city or town elected officials and emergency responders know about CAPHN and the role CAPHN will play to protect citizens in and around the capital area.

So take a few minutes to look around this website. There are a number of informational items, and more will be added, that are intended to help individuals and families prepare for an emergency. There are also a number of resources that should benefit parents in preparing children for emergencies.
Check these out.

About Emergency Preparedness

It’s not easy to think about manmade or natural disasters which could affect you or your family. But your best defense against any hazard is pre-planning and making realistic decisions about what you might have to do. Always apply common sense to any emergency plan.

Non-English Speaker?
No Hablan Inglés? Ne Parlent pas L'anglais?

Health information access is a basic healthcare need. Literacy, health-literacy, illness, aging, disability and language are all issues that can pose barriers to obtaining basic health information. You can find free health education materials in various languages and in a variety of formats.
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We Need Volunteers to Support Capital Region
Communities when Emergencies Strike

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Emergency Preparedness in New Hampshire

Ready NH - current, usable and practical information on preparing for emergencies - ReadyNH website

Special/Medical Needs - This Emergency Preparedness Planning Form
is a four-page information and planning tool for people with functional needs.

Download and Print the Form

Stress, anxiety, and depression are common
reactions after a disaster.

Disaster Distress