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Planning and Preparedness
For providers, disaster preparedness is a vital step to reduce vulnerability, to minimize risk and to increase their business and workforce resilience. Being prepared ensures that you and your staff are ready to respond if a disaster affects your business. The PHN is actively supporting disaster preparedness for primary care providers.