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In Case You Missed It: Favorite Blog Posts of 2022

Late December is a good time to reflect on the happenings of the past 12 months. The Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR) published 26 posts to the Public Health Matters blog in 2022. The posts explored various topics related to personal and public health preparedness. All were written with the intention of helping readers Read More >

December 20, 2022 by Blog AdministratorLeave a comment

General, preparedness, prevention, response

advance care planning, emergency food supply, emergency preparedness, financial preparedness, food labels, personal health, pharmacist, prescription medicine, public health, sign language

Improve Health Literacy Before an Emergency

A worried looking older woman stares at a laptop computer.

October is Health Literacy Month Getting the right person to deliver the right message at the right time saves lives, but only if the audience can make sense of the message. People need information they can find, understand, and use to make the best decisions for their health every day. The same is true before Read More >

October 3, 2022 by Blog AdministratorLeave a comment

General, preparedness, prevention, response

#prepyourhealth, braille, carbon monoxide, clear communication, COVID-19, disaster readiness, emergency preparedness, evacuation, health literacy, insulin, large print, organizational health literacy, personal health, personal health literacy, plain language, Prepare Your Health, public health, sign language, simplified text, translation