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Public Health Spotlight: Matt McDaniel
By: Diana Yassanye Workers from the county health department calmly walk door to door putting little bags into mailboxes as they move through the quiet suburban neighborhood. In less than two hours,...
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Do 1 Thing in 2013
New Year’s resolutions have been on our mind at CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. Through the halls you will hear talk of losing weight, reading more, spending less money… the...
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Grand Rounds: People with Disabilities and Public Health
By Gloria Krahn (Director, CDC’s Division of Human Development and Disability) On December 18, 2012, CDC hosted a Public Health Grand Rounds promoting opportunities for the best quality of life for...
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Do 1 Thing January: Make a Plan
By Cate Shockey My family was curled up watching Home Alone on Christmas Eve when the lights flickered and went out. Wondering whether or not we were the only house affected, my dad looked out the...
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Special Needs and Tornadoes: A Joplin Story
It’s been almost two years since a devastating tornado ripped through the town of Joplin, Missouri, and the community continues to rebuild. Earlier this month, we had the opportunity to visit Joplin...
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Extreme Weather, Extreme Outbreaks, and Extreme Science-based Preparedness...
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the news media has increased discussion and debate about what needs to be done in the future to better prepare our country for emergencies. Whether it’s another...
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Over 2.7 Million to Participate in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut
This Thursday, February 7, 2013, at 10:15 AM (CST), over 2.7 million people in the Central U.S. will participate in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, the region’s largest earthquake drill. Join...
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Public Art with Preparedness at Heart: The Evacuspot
It is Mardi Gras in New Orleans and I would like to take this time to introduce myself. I’m an EvacuSpot. I am a piece of public art with a purpose and a message. You will soon notice me on the city...
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From the Field: The New England Blizzard of 2013
By John Peterson Many of you followed the historic blizzard that hit the Northeast last weekend. Sure, it was fun to watch the weather reporters with yardsticks ready to measure the torrents of...
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Do 1 Thing February: Water
By Cate Shockey Whether you live in the country or the city, your water supply relies on electricity. If the water purification system in your area is compromised, whether due to severe flooding,...
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Memories of Superstorm Sandy
By Gaetina Hodnett It was a cloudy Monday in late October 2012 when Superstorm Sandy approached Long Island. The weather reports were frequent and very informative; however, I didn’t think the storm...
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Do 1 Thing March: Sheltering
By Cate Shockey When I was a kid, sheltering immediately conjured terrifying images of Dorothy Gale missing her chance to take shelter in the cellar and being swept away by a tornado and serenaded by...
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Advancing a City’s Resilience, One Neighborhood at a Time
By Daniel Homsey Often a city‘s identity is attached to a significant event in its past, and for San Francisco that event is the Earthquake of 1906. That fateful event, in which thousands perished...
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Solving a Communication Gap with Partners in Preparedness
By Victoria Harp When asked, leaders in communities everywhere will say that communication is by far the biggest problem during an emergency. Communication is such a broad term that it does not...
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Emergency Kit Cook-Off: A Dash of Planning… Pinch of Preparedness… a World of...
By: Ethan M. Riley Staff meetings for the Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) Public Information Office (PIO) are pretty run of the mill. We review the past week’s accomplishments, divvy...
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Do 1 Thing: Food
By Cate Shockey This blog is part of a series, covering a preparedness topic each month from the Do 1 Thing Program. Join us this month as we tackle “food.” A delicious topic – food! As a super...
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From CDC to ABC: H7N9 from Hong Kong
Taking on the role of interim CDC director can be an intimidating task, but an impending pandemic can make the position exponentially more daunting. This is the situation Dr. Richard Besser faced in...
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Do 1 Thing: Work, School, and Community
By Cate Shockey This blog is part of a series, covering a preparedness topic each month from the Do 1 Thing Program. Join us this month as we discuss preparedness at work, school, and in your...
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The Next Monopoly? What “Pandemic” teaches us about public health
By Sherline Lee Even for an epidemiologist who works in public health preparedness and response, being asked to explain to the public what we do at CDC can be difficult. That said, sometimes...
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Hurricane Sandy: What Have We Learned?
By Maggie Silver Superstorm Sandy Long Beach is your typical northeastern city nestled on Long Island. A mix of apartments, homes and buildings set on the water with an idyllic boardwalk that draws in...
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