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Nevada Resources

Nevada Department of Health and Human Services

Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH)

4150 Technology Way

Carson City, NV 89706

775 684 4200

   Public Health Preparedness (PHP): 775 684 5948

   Public health emergency reporting: 775 684 5920

   http://dpbh.nv.gov/Programs/PHP/PHP_-_Home/

   http://dpbh.nv.gov/Programs/NVHAN/NVHAN_-_Home/

Southern Nevada Health District Main Facility

280 S. Decatur Blvd.

Las Vegas, NV 89107

702 759 1000

702 759 1671 (Emergency Preparedness Office)

snhdpublicinformation@snhdmail.org

Nevada Department of Business and Industry

Division of Industrial Relations

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

http://dir.nv.gov/OSHA/Home/

Nevada Department of Public Safety

Division of Emergency Management – Homeland Security

2478 Fairview Drive

Carson City, NV 89701

775 687 0300 (non-emergency calls)

775 687 0400 (emergency calls)

http://dem.nv.gov/Home/DEM_Home/

Federal Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

1600 Clifton Road

Atlanta, GA 30329

800 232 4636 (800 CDC INFO)

888 232 6348 (TTY)

   cdcinfo@cdc.gov

   https://www.cdc.gov

   Emergency Preparedness and Response

   https://emergency.cdc.gov/

Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)

PO Box 117, MS-39, Oak Ridge, TN 37831

865 576 3131

865 576 1005 (24-hour emergency # - ask for REAC/TS)

https://orise.orau.gov/reacts

Ready.gov

https://www.ready.gov/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM)

https://www.remm.nlm.gov

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

https://www.dhs.gov

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