FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Barbara Etheridge, (334) 295-1000
Representatives from the Alabama Department of Public Health will be conducting a county-wide disaster preparedness survey on Monday, April 14, Tuesday, April 15, and Wednesday, April 16.
The survey is a collaborative effort of the Alabama Department of Public Health, the Marengo County Health Department, and the Marengo County Emergency Management Agency. Teams of two people will be conducting the survey which will consist of door-to-door interviews.
Households will be randomly selected to participate in the survey. All surveyors will have ID badges and will be wearing white vests. The disaster survey will take less than 15 minutes. No personal information will be collected.
“We ask for and thank you for your support,” Public Health Area 7 Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Barbara Etheridge said. “The information from this disaster survey will greatly aid the Marengo County Health Department and Emergency Management Agency in the future for disaster planning for the county.”
For questions please call the Marengo County Health Department at (334) 295-1000.
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