Thank you to everyone who volunteered at this mock clinic!

We truly appreciate the time you donated to this emergency response exercise. In an effort to futher improve our plans, please take a moment to provide feedback on how the dispensing site operated. 

Want to get first hand Emergency Preparedness experience?!

Come to our Dispensing Drill this October! 

MCDH and MCEMA is hosting a exercise to test our readiness for a public health emergency. In the event of a widespread disease outbreak, MCDH will dispense preventative antibiotics or vaccines to the public.

 To make this exercise as real as possible, MCDH needs people to volunteer as “victims” during the mock outbreak.

« You will be asked to act as a “victim” and will have a script to follow

« You will go through the clinic process and receive simulated  

     medication   (mints-YUM!)

« For additional information please call (815) 334-4510

« Please pass along this information to your friends, family and     

     coworkers!

When: October 11, 2012 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm or 3:30 pm-5:00 pm

(Stop by any time during either of these sessions: walk through once or walk through multiple times!)

Where: McHenry County Government Center’s East Parking Lot

2200 N. Seminary Ave, Woodstock, IL (Follow the signs and look for our trailer!)

 (Inclement weather may cause this exercise to be cancelled, check back on our website or call the number above to make sure the exercise in still occurring.) 

Strategic National Stockpile

MCDH has been designated the lead agency responsible for requesting, managing, and distributing preventive medications during a large-scale natural or man-made public health emergency. If a public health emergency is great enough to deplete local supplies, MCDH may request medications from the Illinois Pharmaceutical Stockpile (IPS) and/or The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS).

The state would then deliver the medications and supplies to a predetermined and undisclosed site within McHenry County. The dispensing process may take place in phases:

·         First responders and critical infrastructure personnel may need to be protected first in order to maintain essential government functions

·         Based on disease surveillance data, MCDH would open Points of Dispensing (POD) at sites throughout the County. (Click here to see a list of POD Facts)