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After the Storm: 3 Types of Post-Disaster Poisonings to Know, Prepare For

A portable generator placed outside and in a dry area on the ground.

National Poison Prevention Week (March 17-23) was started in 1962 to encourage Americans to “learn of the dangers of accidental poisoning and to take such preventive measures as are warranted by the seriousness of the danger.” Fifty-seven years later, those threats—and probably some new ones—to personal and public health persist. They can also be prepared Read More >

March 18, 2019 by Blog Administrator1 Comment

General, natural disasters, preparedness, prevention, response

carbon monoxide, e. coli, Emergency Action Plan, Environmental Health, flood, food poisoning, Foodborne, Hurricane, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, National Poison Prevention Week, personal health, Poison Control Center, prescription medication, salmonella, Up and Away

Prepare Your Health: Personal Health Preparedness for People with Bleeding Disorders

March is Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month. Learn more about bleeding disorders, their symptoms, treatments, and how to prepare for emergencies on the Division of Blood Disorders website. Personal health preparedness and planning are important for everyone but essential for people with bleeding disorders. Bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia and von Willebrand disease (VWD), are conditions Read More >

March 4, 2019 by Blog Administrator4 Comments

General, Injury, natural disasters

Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month, disaster readiness, emergency preparedness, hemophilia, hemophilia treatment center, personal health, von Willebrand disease