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Healthcare Coalitions (HCCs) are groups of local health care and responder organizations that work together on challenges and find solutions that improve emergency preparedness and the health and safety of their communities.

HCCs reflect the unique needs and features of their local areas. They help health care facilities to plan, organize, equip, train, exercise, and evaluate the health care system preparedness in their regions.

 Hospital Preparedness Program, and the Healthcare Coalitions it supports, establish a strong foundation for national health care preparedness by promoting a consistent focus on improving patient outcomes during emergencies and disasters to enable rapid recovery.

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.​ 

Prepare, protect and assist the citizens of the State of Illinois through planning, prevention, training, mitigation, response, and recovery to all hazards, natural or manmade. 

 No matter where disaster strikes, The Salvation Army is there within hours.

As one of the largest disaster-relief organizations in the country, The Salvation Army is ready with immediate response and recovery plans unique to the community affected. Plans forged from decades of recovery efforts and learnings from across the world.

We serve in nearly every ZIP code long before a disaster happens. We’re among the first on the spot, providing wildfire, flood, tornado, or hurricane relief. And we stay long after a storm has passed.

 The Illinois Department of Public Health is an advocate for and partner with the people of Illinois to re-envision health policy and promote health equity, prevent and protect against disease and injury, and prepare for health emergencies.