National Preparedness Month Campaign
Reinforce Emergency Preparedness • Strengthen Disaster Response • Collaborate Nationwide
Empowering Public Agencies for National Preparedness Month
Why Join the National Preparedness Month Cohort?
Public agencies face growing challenges from extreme weather, public health crises, and disasters. By joining the cohort, you gain:
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Comprehensive Launch Support
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Ready-Made Promotional Materials
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Peer Collaboration
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Monthly Safety Promotions
Stay proactive year-round with themes like Extreme Heat Safety, Fireworks Safety, Youth Preparedness, and more.
Key Dates
Deadlines, Webinars, Campaigns.
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June 16 – Enrollment Deadline
The enrollment deadline for the first cohort has passed. But you can still enroll for the next cohort.
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June 17 & 19 – Onboarding Webinars
Note: You only need to attend one of the following two meetings
June 17, Tue 10 am PT / 1pm ET
- Onboarding call #1 (same content as call 2
- Zoom link will be sent to forum members only
June 19, Thu 10 am PT / 1pm ET
- Onboarding call #2 (Register for Zoom Meeting)
- (People who enroll into the campaign by the deadline, will be automatically registered for this zoom call. If you missed the deadline you can still join the call to catch up).
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July 2 – Content Review: Extreme Heat & Fireworks Safety
Approved enrollees will receive a calendar invite.
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July – Promotion: Extreme Heat & Fireworks Safety
Approved enrollees will receive a calendar invite.
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Aug 7 – Content Review: Children & Youth Preparedness, Overdose Awareness
Approved enrollees will receive a calendar invite.
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Aug – Promotion: Children & Youth Preparedness, Overdose Awareness
Approved enrollees will receive a calendar invite.
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Aug 31 – Final Enrollment Deadline
The enrollment deadline for the first cohort has passed. But you can still enroll for the launch to receive personalized promotional materials to promote PHapp to your community.
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Sep 8 – Content Review: National Preparedness Month Campaign
Approved enrollees will receive a calendar invite.
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September – National Preparedness Month Promotion
Approved enrollees will receive personalized promotional materials via email.
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October – National Preparedness Month Promotion
Approved enrollees will receive personalized promotional materials via email.
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November – National Preparedness Month Promotion
Approved enrollees will receive personalized promotional materials via email.
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December – National Preparedness Month Promotion
Approved enrollees will receive personalized promotional materials via email.
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January 2026 – National Preparedness Month Promotion
Approved enrollees will receive personalized promotional materials via email.
What’s Included in the Campaign Package
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🎨 Customizable Templates (flyers, social media posts, newsletters)
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📈 Analytics Dashboard to track community engagement
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🤝 Access to Wehealth Forum
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🛠️ Emergency Alerts & Communication Tools Integration with PHapp
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🔗 Alignment with Ready.gov resources
If you have already enrolled, find your customized resources here.
Who Should Enroll?
This campaign is good fit for:
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Public Health Departments
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Emergency Management Agencies
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Local Government Offices
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Community Preparedness Coordinators
We recommend that you first review PHapp and check out other pages on this website to determine how this new preparedness resource fits in with your overall content and communication strategy. You can also get in touch with any questions.
Enroll Today
For Public Agencies:
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What is National Preparedness Month
National Preparedness Month, observed every September, encourages communities to be ready for disasters and emergencies. Learn more at Ready.gov.
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Is there a cost to join?
PHapp is free for the public and is already active nationwide. It works mostly on autopilot and makes verified information available in 50+ languages. There's no cost to promoting this free resource to your residents.
Wehealth offers the ability to customize the content for users in your jurisdiction, along with reporting, analytics and the ability to send emergency and non-emergency alerts. This optional plan is available at a nominal cost.
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How are materials delivered?
All resources are provided digitally through our portal and email updates.
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How do we review engagement analytics?
Cohort members can access their community portal to get access to all the data from their community. Sign in to Wehealth Portal.
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What is Wehealth Forum?
Wehealth Forum is a collaborative community for our partners, public officials, scientists, medical professionals, researchers, technologists and other experts dedicated to strengthening global health and safety. As a Forum member, you’ll gain insider access to influence the product roadmap and upcoming features, stay informed on the latest updates, and preview future innovations. Members are invited to participate in research projects, collaborate with academic institutions and public health departments, and contribute to solutions that make a real-world impact. You'll have opportunities to join Slack discussions, engage in email threads, review early wireframes, and shape the development of key initiatives. With monthly and ad-hoc meetings focused on specific topics, the Wehealth Forum is where thought leaders come together to drive meaningful change, ensuring our shared efforts benefit communities worldwide.
About
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