The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Emergency Preparedness Bureau awarded the City of Worcester, Department of Public Health this grant on behalf of all central Massachusetts health and medical related organizations in January 2009.

The Partnership for the Enhancement of Regional Preparedness (PERP) grant is designed to enhance regional collective capacity to share resources and respond to public health and medical threats and emergencies throughout Region 2.

PERP is accomplishing this by:

• developing and implementing plans, procedures and protocols to best manage the flow of information during an emergency

• fostering mutual aid agreements and memoranda of understanding

• incorporating best practices to efficiently respond to the health and medical challenges associated with large emergencies and disasters

Local health departments, hospitals, ACS level 1 trauma centers, long term care facilities, health centers, EMS, specialty care rehabilitation hospitals, physicians, metropolitan medical response system and home health agencies can all benefit from the successes of the PERP grant.

The links on the main page provide background on PERP progress and connect stakeholders with preparedness related educational resources.

Please contact the grant coordinator at to learn how to become involved.