Organizing The Team

Public Health – Seattle & King County formed a department-wide Vulnerable Populations Action Team (VPAT) to coordinate preparedness efforts with community partners. The team included a cross section of staff with public health expertise in serving vulnerable populations, emergency preparedness and infectious diseases.

When building your team, consider including representatives from:

  • Environmental Health
  • Preparedness
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Community-Based Public Health
  • Business Continuity Planning
  • Refugee and Interpreter Services
  • Community Health Services
  • Mass Vaccination/Mass Dispensing
  • Child Care Health Program
  • Health Care for the Homeless
  • Cities Readiness Initiative
  • Communications/Public Information and Education
  • Community based organizations