Government Initiatives

The mission of the Pennsylvania Department of Health is to promote healthy behaviors, prevent injury and disease, and to assure the safe delivery of quality health care for all people in Pennsylvania. 

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's online registry for medical and non-medical volunteers.

If you would consider volunteering for emergency disaster response efforts, visit our website.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)  mission is to assist people before, during and after disasters. Our core values and goals help us achieve it. 

 The Disaster Assistance Improvement Program’s (DAIP) mission is to provide disaster survivors with information, support, services, and a means to access and apply for disaster assistance through joint data-sharing efforts between federal, tribal, state, local, and private sector partners.

The mission of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians has always been centered on protecting the public and advancing the EMS profession. 

The Administration for Strategic Praparedness and Response (ASPR) leads the nation's medical and public health preparedness for, response to, and recovery from disasters and other public health emergencies.

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) is the leading nonprofit membership association representing the interests of the volunteer fire, EMS, and rescue services. The NVFC serves as the voice of the volunteer in the national arena and provides critical resources, programs, education, and advocacy for first responders across the nation. 

The USPHS Commissioned Corps is one of the nation’s uniformed services — a branch committed to the service of health. Officers advance our nation’s public health, serving in agencies across the government, as physicians, nurses, dentists, veterinarians, scientists, engineers and other professionals.