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Mission: Protect the health and safety of Kent County citizens from the effects of manmade and
naturally occurring public health emergencies.
To carry out this mission, the Kent County Health Department has developed plans in cooperation
with other county, state and federal agencies to mitigate or lessen the effects of, prepare for, respond
to and recover from a public health emergency.
Public health emergencies may include communicable diseases or diseases that spread from person
to person (flu), natural events (hurricanes or tornadoes, which may cause water contamination) and
intentional acts (spreading bacteria, viruses or natural toxins that cause sickness or death to many
people at once).
As a part of the emergency preparedness and response program, the following information is
offered to our citizens:
General Emergency Preparedness
Special Needs Population - Emergency Preparedness
Pandemic Influenza
Avian (Bird)Flu
Other Important Emergency Preparedness Web sites:
Kent County Office of Emergency Services
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
MD Office of Preparedness & Response
MD Department of Health - Epidemiology & Disease Control Program
Maryland Emergency Management Agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Centers for Disease Control
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
American Red Cross
Location:
125 S. Lynchburg Street
Chestertown, MD 21620
Contact Information:
Phone: 410-778-1050
Fax: 410-778-6119
Email: cperry@dhmh.state.md.us
Business Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
After Hours Emergency Phone Number: 443-480-4661
If no one answers call: 410-778-1242
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