Posts Tagged ‘preparedness’

Agency ranks high in study of emergency preparedness

by MBJ Staff Published: December 20,2012

Tags: agency, disaster, emergency, foundation, government, health, health care, medical, medicine, preparedness, public health, rank, ranking, report, state, study

JACKSON — The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) has received an eight out of 10 possible points for emergency preparedness in a Robert Wood Johnson’s Trust for America’s Health recently released report. Mississippi is one of only five states to receive eight points. Other states include Maryland, North Carolina, Vermont and Wisconsin. According to [...] [...]

Another county earns NWS’ StormReady designation

by MBJ Staff Published: May 16,2012

Tags: disaster, disaster preparedness, emergency, federal agency, flooding, floods, hail, natural disaster, preparedness, rain, severe weather, storms, tornadoes, Weather, winds

CLAIBORNE COUNTY — Claiborne County has received Mississippi’s 46th StormReady designation. Mississippi has 23 counties, 16 communities, four state universities and three government sites designated as StormReady in Mississippi. StormReady is a nationwide program of the National Weather Service that helps communities protect their citizens during severe weather and encourages communities to take a proactive [...] [...]

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