Category: preparedness
¡Socorro! Auxílio! Communicating with Vulnerable and Limited English Proficiency Populations during Emergencies
One in six people living in the United States are Hispanic, making Hispanics the largest racial/ethnic minority population in the U.S. One-third of Hispanics living in the U.S. do not speak proficient English, self-reporting their English speaking ability as less than “very-well,” or not at all, according to the PEW Research Center. This subgroup, Hispanics with limited English proficiency (LEP), face substantial barriers to receiving important healthcare and emergency health medical services. Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentTake the Pledge to Improve your Community’s Preparedness
Are you and your family prepared to face a disaster? What about your neighborhood? Do you know your neighbors’ emergency plan or how you can help each other during an emergency? April kicks-off America’s PrepareAthon!—a nationwide campaign to increase emergency preparedness and community resilience. Throughout the month local, state, and federal groups will take the Read More >
Posted on by 7 CommentsThe Great Thaw: looking back on Boston’s record-breaking winter
Four winter storms, more than 108 inches of snow, and one record-breaking season later, Boston is ready for spring! Despite the promise of warmer temperatures, the slowly melting snow is a reminder of the emergency response and community resilience that Boston has demonstrated these past few months. Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentKeeping your Emergency Kit Nutritious
When gathering food for an emergency kit, we often think about items that do not require cooking or refrigeration and have a long storage life. Yet, we often forget to check the nutritional value of the food in our emergency kits. March is National Nutrition Month and a great time to review the food in Read More >
Posted on by 26 CommentsIntroducing CDC’s New Director of Public Health Preparedness and Response
Meet Rear Admiral Stephen C. Redd, MD, the new director of CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. Dr. Redd is a Rear Admiral and Assistant to the Surgeon General in the United States Public Health Service. He comes to CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) from CDC’s Influenza Coordination Division Read More >
Posted on by 4 CommentsCDC’s CHEMPACK Program—The Stockpile that may protect you from a chemical attack
It’s a terrifying but plausible scenario. You’re in an enclosed crowded place—perhaps a subway or a mall—and a terrorist organization releases lethal quantities of a nerve agent such as sarin into the air. The gas sends your nervous system into overdrive. You begin having convulsions. EMTs rush to the scene while you go into respiratory Read More >
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