Volunteers Sought For Public Health Test

The Nassau County Department of Health is seeking volunteers to take part in a public health emergency preparedness Point of Dispensing (POD) exercise on Wednesday, April 22^nd. The mission of this exercise is to test the Department’s operational plans for mass distribution of medications during a public health emergency. This exercise also seeks to familiarize the public with a POD and the important role of public health emergency preparedness in protecting the public from events such as a large-scale disease outbreak or bioterrorism attack. Interested volunteers may pre-register at www.health.state.ny.us/go2clinic or obtain additional information by contacting the Nassau County Department of Health, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness at (516) 227-9652.