Veterinary Disaster Preparedness & Response on the Front Range of Colorado.
Emergency & Disaster Preparation, Response, and Recovery Services
1. Veterinary input during planning for disaster response and recovery
Veterinary public health input for improved public health safety – preventing bites, zoonotic diseases, biosecurity & co-sheltering education
Veterinary medical and behavioral health input for animal-safe emergency planning, response, and recovery
2. Prep Pets for Evacuation clinic popup
Popup access to veterinary care in underserved / at-risk areas
Pre-disaster community preparedness, outreach, immunizations, health screening, evacuation counseling
3. Credentialed, provisioned, resilient veterinary professional volunteers
Core competency training in psychological resiliency
Embedded physical and mental health support to volunteers
4. Working animal team care
Support to working animal teams during training & deployment
Field medical support to working animal teams during training or deployment
Training for teams on preventative care, emergency procedures, strength-building, & behavioral health
