Bioterrorism

For the past several years, Mecklenburg County Public Health has worked with the local, state and national community to increase the ability to detect and respond to a bioterrorist attack.

• What Can You Do To Prepare?
• Bioterrorism Agent Fact Sheets
• Regional KI Information
• Public Health Regional Surveillance Team 7
• What is Mecklenburg County Health Department Doing to Prepare?

Disaster Preparedness

Key fact sheets with tips to help you prepare for and manage a disaster such as floods, power outages, hypothermia, and more.

• Natural Disasters
• Human-Caused Disasters
• What Can You Do To Prepare?
• Public Health Regional Surveillance Team 7
• What is Mecklenburg County Health Department Doing to Prepare?

Important Phone Numbers

Learn the ways to report activity or get more information.

• To report suspicious packages or substances, call your local law enforcement agency at: 9-1-1
• To report a disease of suspected bioterrorism origin, please call: (704) 336-2817. Consult our  contact list for additional points of contact.
• If you are a fire or police department representative and need to talk to Public Health about a suspicious substances, please call:
  
            Robert J. Kennedy, Ph.D.
            Preparedness Coordinator
            Mecklenburg County Health Department
            618 North College Street
            Charlotte, NC  28202
            704-432-1972