The Rensselaer County Healthcare Coalition meets quarterly to discuss public health preparedness and emergency response within the County and across agencies. This group consists of Rensselaer County:
- Ambulance services
- Bureau of Public Safety
- Department of Health
- Hazmat officials
- Homecare agencies
- Local colleges
- Local hospitals
- Local pharmacists
- Mental healthcare providers
Public health preparedness and response topics reviewed by this group include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) events
- Epidemiology trends
- Medical distribution and mass dispensing
- Notification and communication
- Surge capacity
- Training opportunities