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Home Alone: Prepare Kids for Emergencies

Many children don’t have adult supervision 100% of the time. Parents and caregivers have jobs, errands, and other responsibilities that require them to leave their kids home alone some of the time. Emergencies and no-notice disasters can happen during these gaps in supervision. Here are some practical skills you can teach, and conversations you can Read More >

August 23, 2021 by Blog Administrator12 Comments

General, Injury, natural disasters, preparedness, response

#prepyourhealth, 911, back to school, children’s preparedness, emergency, emergency preparedness, home alone, personal health

Learning from 2020: Preparing for a Second COVID-19 Hurricane Season

June 1, 2021, marked the beginning of the second Atlantic Hurricane Season during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has affected how we prepare for emergencies in a number of ways, including how we gather emergency supplies, what we include in our emergency supply kits, where we shelter, and how we seek care and preventive services. Read More >

August 12, 2021 by Vivi Siegel, MPH, Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications lead, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry3 Comments

General, preparedness, prevention

#prepyourhealth, American Red Cross, Atlantic hurricane season, COVID-19, disaster, emergency preparedness, emergency sheltering, FEMA, flu season, Hurricane, Hurricane Delta, Hurricane Laura, Louisiana Department of Health, personal health, public health

Create Co(i)mmunity. Get Vaccinated.

August is National Immunization Awareness Month, an annual observance highlighting the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. Life has been anything but routine lately. A sometimes overlooked result of the COVID-19 pandemic is that many people have missed routine medical checkups, routine screenings, and recommended vaccinations. Recommended vaccines Vaccines aren’t just for children. Read More >

August 6, 2021 by Blog Administrator2 Comments

Disease Outbreak, Flu, General, preparedness, prevention, response

emergency, personal health, public health