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Four Health and Safety Tips for Mass Gatherings

A crowd of people at Mauerpark in Berlin, Germany.

There is strength in numbers – both in public health and in public safety. The more people who take action to protect themselves, the better prepared a community is for an emergency. Communities take different forms. At a mass gathering like the Super Bowl, the Olympics, or in a public place like the airport, the Read More >

January 30, 2018 by Ethan Riley, Health Communications Specialist, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Taylor Price, Campaign Manager, "If You See Something, Say Something®" Campaign, U.S. Department of Homeland Security4 Comments

preparedness

Emergency kit, flu, handwashing, mass gatherings, Norovirus, olympics, See Something Say Something, Super Bowl, suspicious activity, travel, traveler's health

Preparing Your Medicine Cabinet for an Emergency: A Checklist

Closeup view of an eighty year old senior woman's hands as she sorts her prescription medicine.

If you read our blog on a regular basis you can probably recite the mantra “Make a kit. Have a plan. Be informed.” in your sleep. You are probably familiar with the important items you should keep in your emergency kit – water, food, a flashlight, and a battery-powered radio. What you may not think Read More >

October 16, 2017 by CDR Ibad Khan, Pharmacist, Division of Emergency Operations, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response5 Comments

natural disasters, preparedness

disaster, Emergency kit, Emergency Plan, go bag, health insurance, medical supplies, medicine, pharmacy, prescription drugs

Empowering Kids to Make Their Families Safer

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After graduating from college I moved to Anchorage, Alaska for a year of post-graduate service through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps NW and AmeriCorps. I served as the Preparedness and Casework Specialist for the American Red Cross of Alaska. Though often overlooked, Alaska is the largest state in the country (more than twice as big as Read More >

September 5, 2017 by Sam Johnson, Red Cross Volunteer1 Comment

natural disasters, preparedness, Preparedness Month

#endhomefires, #NatlPrep, children, children’s preparedness, disaster, Emergency kit, home fire safety, national preparedness month, NPM2017, Pillowcase Project, ready, red cross, sound the alarm

Pediatrics and Public Health: Working Together to Prepare for Emergencies

Girl in bed cuddling a teddy with bandage

Did you know that one in four people in the United States are children? Children represent a considerable portion of our population and they are among our nation’s most vulnerable citizens. When a public health emergency or disaster strikes, children are often the most severely affected. Think back on recent public health emergencies, like the Read More >

July 21, 2017 by Blog Administrator1 Comment

preparedness, response

children, Children's, Emergency kit, Emergency Plan, kids, Pediatric Exercise, preparedness, Preparedness Unit, public health, Vulnerable Populations

“Surviving” Dadhood: A Practical Guide

Close up of hipster father kissing his little daughter, sunny day

Sunday is Father’s Day—a holiday that is less exciting to my daughter than National Lollipop Day on July 21. Then again, she’s only two. Though I am still learning how to be a father, I’ve made some observations worth sharing. Yes, there are dads out there who have parented for longer, but I also know Read More >

June 12, 2017 by Ethan Riley, Health Communications Specialist, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response1 Comment

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children, Dad, Emergency kit, Fathers Day, Healthy, kid, National Men's Health Week, Norovirus, nutrition, public health

National Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 7-13, 2017): It Only Takes One!

As the saying goes, “all politics are local.” The same goes for hurricanes. A busy hurricane season is not just defined by the total number of hurricanes in a season, but rather if any hurricane hits your local community. It only takes one. This mantra provides the impetus every May for the National Oceanic and Read More >

May 8, 2017 by Douglas Hilderbrand, Dr. Ed RappaportLeave a comment

General, preparedness, response

Emergency kit, Environmental Health, Hurricane, National Hurricane Preparedness Week, public health

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